Shiny

Enough time had passed since the siege for Ebony's wolves to have healed and were no longer in need of his attention, so it was time for Kassander to leave the pack lands to go visit the packs he had turned to for help when he went to war, and to thank them. He'd be bringing Callisto with him when he went to Abaven, to fulfill his end of their bargain by bringing them a healer to train the Abaven wolves, but for this one he was alone except for Rommel. The fox had been a constant beacon of strength, wisdom and companionship since they had met such a short time ago, and Kass had to marvel at the depth of the bond that had formed between them so quickly. It was no wonder that the Xanilovs had chosen to have fox stewards for so long, and it was hard to imagine now how the young king had managed to limp along so long without him.

They arrived together at Fiori's borders, and Kassander tried to calm the butterflies doing acrobatics in his stomach. For the first time Kassander was coming to Epiphron as something other than simply an untried naive boy-king, and it made him nervous to know that something had changed and he couldn't predict how it would effect the way she would view him for it. Rommel smoothed his tongue over Kass's shoulder comfortingly, and, somewhat soothed, Kassander took a calming breath before calling out for Epiphron.