Madness or just Vision?

She let out a soft breath at her brothers words, her brown eyes searching his face. She knew that she had hurt him by wandering away again, from tearing their connection by stretching the cord so tightly. But she had never cared for Tortuga, she had a feeling that the leader had been fake and a lie. Haruka had a sense for these things, she trusted no one until they proved it. Roman had never proved to her that she was a true and just leader, hence her drive to stay away from that pack. It seemed like Ritsuka had taken a bit longer to open her eyes, but she did not judge her dear brother for that. At times the heart saw what it wanted to, not what was truly before you. When her Legend spoke, the words shattered her heart, making her bury her features in his side. She heaved a much more heavy sigh this time, trying to hide the fact that tears were threatening to fall. He was so lost, and if she had only stuck around to help him through it all. "Legend, you could never lose me. Besides, I'm a strong girl who knows her way around a fight." She said in a teasing tone, trying to see that smile spread on his maw again. She hated seeing him this way, and in her mind it was her fault that he was like this.

His eyes opened and he looked at her once more, Haruka offering him a sweet smile. Her brother had been though so much, traveling here alone and thinking that she would be safe. But she wasn't, and yet she still found her way to him. "Nothing can ever tear us apart Ritsuka. We will always be siblings, and this bond we have cannot be simply cut. It is as strong as sinew, and it ties the two of us together. That is why I came to you today, the tugging on my heart will always lead right back to you." Nuzzling his shoulder, she tried to lighten the mood, hoping to draw away from the dark cloud that lingered above them. He spoke then of following her to the north, which sent her white tail thumping upon the landscape. "You will love it brother, even though the cold takes a bit to get used to. Athena needs our help, and having the two of us there will aid her as well." She was overjoyed that he was going to come with her, no longer did she want to be apart from him.