We Were Born Sick {Tinaro}

There was agreement with his brother's response. There wasn't much of a difference between their mother and father, even if they never met him. Tinaro never had a favourite parent, and if they were with him then he might have considered it. There was a brief silence until his brother continued. Alvin informed him of his wish to leave when he was older and Tinaro assumed he meant "leave Abaven". For a moment, his startled mind grew with nothing but surprise. Why would he want to leave home? Abaven was a great and loving pack, was there anything else he wanted?
Oh.
It took a while for him to piece the problem together. He reckoned his brother was leaving because he didn't have everything he wanted, which were parents. He understood why his brother wanted to leave, if that was the reason. There was no point in him weeping over his brother's decision, and in a way he felt relieved Alvin had spoken the truth.

The invite to join his leave was unexpectedly given to him, which he was far from ready to answer. He was torn between the choices, making his stomach churn. There was a close bond between them and the willingness to follow Alvin wherever he went. Then there was Abaven and his ambitious. He also wanted to stay with the pack and one day become a fighter. No, the decision could not be made now.

"I-I need time, Shaky words rattled from his maw as his gaze drifted to his paws. He begged the final answer not to be needed at that moment, depending on Alvin's definition of "older". "Just some time to think."