Finally relieved

The man had been watching the ground to ensure that he did not trip over any of the stones when he heard his name on her lips. Her voice had temporarily made him feeeze in place as he wasnt been sure if he was been hearing things or if she was actually talking to him. That was untill he looked up to see a look of surprise on her face. This was the moment of relief he had needed since the day she had disappeared.

"Callisto...." he spoke her name softly but with a pause afterwards. He had been waiting for this moment for quite some time, he had gone over what he would say to her should she returne a thousand times, yet now while she was standing here in front of him the words escaped him. He wanted to tell her so much more than what his brain was allowing him to do. It was as if he said anymore she may drift away or disappear just as she had done so many times in his sleep.

The longer Maximous stood in place the less dreamlike this moment would seem. He would move closer to her and smile at her just as he had before she had gone. He wanted to nuzzle her and tell her how much he loved her how much he had missed and worried about her. But he had just gotten her back, loosing her again would kill him. "Much has happened since you.....left. standing close to her, he could tell there was something off about how she smelled. Her scent was different, almost as though she had been with other wolves before she came here, though he knew none of them. He had to force himself to keep from asking her a question but the curiosity was evident on his features.

Making her mad or making her want to leave was something he didnt want to do. But he had so many things to tell her and he had questions about her disappearance and that male scent he found at the cave or tunnel or what ever the hell that dark hole was whhere their scents met.