It wasn't long after he'd plopped himself down that the alpha started talking. It seemed she'd claimed this fascinating land for her pack which, he reasoned, meant that he'd be able to explore it to his heart's content. What was in those caverns and indentations in the canyon walls? Had anyone ever explored them? His mind slowly ticked over the things he would need to do to safely explore caves...
He nearly missed the alpha's continuing words, though he managed to drag his attention back before she'd said anything important. He listened impassively, though it took a moment for the words to sink in. Ebony? She was letting them go back to Ebony? Really? Suddenly the canyon didn't seem so interesting. He had a chance now to bring all of his siblings together, something that had been missing in his life since his mother had brought them here from Ebony as children. Valeriya, and Svetlana, Kassander, Sindri, Sigmarr... They'd all be together again. If...
Orange eyes turned questioningly to his littermates. What if they didn't want to go? He couldn't imagine why they wouldn't but sometimes his siblings caught him by surprise with their decisions. But one by one, they each accepted the proposal. Nemesis, then Gaia and Andromeda though for some reason both girls spoke quietly enough that only they could hear. Didn't they want the alpha to know what they'd decided? After all, the alpha had said that the only way they could go was to swear an oath, and wouldn't she need to hear that for them to be allowed to go.
"I will swear your oath to go with my siblings," he spoke clearly to the alpha, though his voice cracked in a manner that might have been embarrassing if Hephaestus did embarrassment, before dropping into a brassy rumble.
Katja's words to the remainder of the younger wolves drew little interest since it didn't pertain to him, though it did make it pretty clear that the younger two Olympus children would be remaining here to train. Hephaestus swept his orange gaze over them, a frown furrowing his brow, but couldn't summon up more than a few mixed feelings about it. If they were here instead of with them, he wouldn't need to deal with his resentment of them. But guilt tainted the relief, because they were his younger siblings, and he should be protecting them. But surely they'd be safe enough here? The alpha and the rest of Yfir hadn't done anything to hurt them, after all.
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