The boy nodded his head in affirmation, and for the first time during their conversation Rune allowed the edges of his lips to draw upward into the small impression of a smile. This was a good new addition, he could feel the certainty of it settle deep within himself. With Australis assisting with the hunts, and his own children taking up the mantle for the other tasks, it meant there was no single aspect about the pack that remained empty save for the positions of influence and leadership. But those, with time, he knew would fill, and possibly even with these youths once their skill exceeded his expectations. He could hardly wait to return home and tell the wonderful news to Alamea and assure her yet again that everything was going to be alright.
With a nod of his own, Rune resumed the turn he had partially made and stepped away, not bothering to glance behind him as if to make sure that his new recruit would be following; he had already proven himself in that regard as far as the Guardian was concerned. But after a while, when the silence seemed to feel a little heavy, he did begin to speak and offered further details about the pack, his family, and what would be in store for the boy there once he arrived. It was better to make him prepared rather than simply throwing him into the midst of things to fend for himself. And he hoped it might further help him in finding his own place amongst them so that he could eventually not only think of Secretua as his pack but also as his home.
