with all the force of a great typhoon

The call of his wife dragged Helios from his thoughts as he ran patrols around the lands. He had yet to tell her of Apollo and the fight they had had, one of the first things he could actually remember hiding from her. He wasn?t sure she would be able to take the knowledge of what exactly their son thought of them, not so close on the tail of Hermes? death anyways. Still he felt very much like he was drowning when left alone with those thoughts.
The russet man trotted towards the valley with an eagerness he did not often show. Tail began to beat the air as the form of Natalya came into view, two smaller shapes moving around her. The man caught what Hercules asked and chuckled, moving up beside Natalya and gently pushing into her for a moment. "Oh I think he will." He spoke with some amusement, giving Nat a quick nuzzle before reaching forwards to brush his nose over the top of the child?s head.
He smiled down at his daughter, then lifted his gaze again and frowned slightly. Where was Chione? He had not failed to notice his other daughter?s more solitary preferences but he had hoped to see her on their first outing from the den.

"Speech"