A call for his father only made him feel worse. He knew the voice and even though he was mad at his Auntie Pella for leaving, he knew she didn't know yet. He raced for the borders, not caring about anything that got into his path. He tripped a few times on logs and ended up face planting. When he arrived, he ran up to her and nuzzled her neck. "Auntie Pella! You're back!!! I heard you calling for da.... but he's not here anymore. Well, he is, but he isn't." He said, practically sobbing about his father. Of course she wouldn't know about anything like that. "That evil wolf named Elettra hurt da really bad... da's gone now." He said sadly, he didn't like talking about his father's death, but he also seemed to talk about it a lot.

Auntie Pella seemed to be her old self, and he hoped that she would stick around again, not like his mother, or Lachesis or Ana. No, he hoped she would stay around like Ace and Silver did. Or that wolf from his pack, Aeolus, who had found him and calmed him down from his almost suicidal state. "Auntie Pella, why did you disappear like the rest of them? Why didn't you say goodbye? Mama Ana and Uncle Lachsies didn't say goodbye either." He said sadly, thinking about all the promises to him that had been broken. He was an orphan to his adoptive mother too. He closed his eyes and took a few deep breathes like Uncle Aeo had told him to do. Whenever he was in doubt of himself, he took deep breathes.

She had taken the news in somewhat of a shock, Karp noticed it, but she seemed really happy to see him non the less. The fact that she had gone after family made him ease up, alright with the fact that she had been gone for so long. His mind was torn, between his family and his own endeavors that he wanted to go through. "Uncle Ace and Auntie Silver are leaders now I think. I know Uncle Ace is, but da's lady friend named Spectre stepped down as leader and Mama Ana is gone now." He informed her, feeling important to let his aunt know what had happened. "It's fine Auntie Pella, just please please please stay with us and please please please don't leave me without saying goodbye again." He begged his auntie.

His dark fur had perked up with a small bit of joy, knowing his family was starting to come back. Perhaps his Uncle Lach would come back, or maybe even Mama Ana would come back too. "I have a new uncle too, he saved my life, his name is Uncle Aeolus and I think he's the second now." She told him about the man who had convinced him that he was better than what he thought. The man made him realize, just as Auntie Silver had, that it wasn't his fault that his da had died, or that his ma had left them. It wasn't his fault that anyone had left. No, it was their own fault for making the choice. At least he knew that Auntie Pella had intended from the beginning to come back, he was super unsure about the others and it made him almost feel a bit insecure. He raised his head eagerly and called for his Uncle @Ace.

Winter was fast approaching, -with it came freezing frosts and cold nights- and that meant most lone wolves would attempt to get into a pack before the cruel cold truly set in. That was why he had patrolled the borders more frequently, especially since there was a prince and princess in the pack. He would do anything to keep the lifeline of the Slayers and Pitch Pine Trail alive. They had no mother, and their father was dead. All they had left was the members of their pack.

Padding at a slow, leisurely pace, Ace marked the borderline every twenty feet or so, to make sure that any lone wolves that came across the border, there would be no way of them not noticing that a pack lived in the area. He didn’t want them in his territory, and if they were, they had better have a good reason for it. The Pitch Pine Leader pricked his ears as a howl from Karpos asking for him broke the deafening silence. It sounded eager, and immediately Ace started to pad in his direction. No call ever went unanswered, and he wouldn’t start now. But why was Karpos calling for him?

As Karpos’ scent became stronger, so did another scent, it was one that was familiar, but he didn’t know from where. As the Pitch Pine Leader came upon Karpos and a creamy brown and grey fae. His hackles raised slightly at the sight of her so close to Karpos, and he lifted his head and tail while his ears pricked forward. A slight rumble in his chest was heard when he spoke to the prince in a low voice. “Karpos, here. Now.” He didn’t know who the fae was, but he didn’t want her anywhere near him. Little did he know that it was Capella.

It took a few seconds before realization hit, and when it did, Ace took half a step back, his ears flattening slightly and an almost shocked expression came upon his usually calm face. “Ca-Capella?” His tone of voice carried an unbelieving tone. He couldn’t believe that she was here. After all that time had passed since she had mysteriously disappeared that one day, she had the nerve to come back thinking that everyone would accept her?

His expression darkened as his lips curled back slightly to show the points of his canine. His ears half flattened against his skull as his eyes narrowed, staring directly at the creamy female. Snarling softly, he advanced a few steps before stopping, inches away from her body. “You dare show up after leaving us for months with no “Goodbye” or “I’ll be back soon”, thinking that everyone will just accept you back into their lives. There’d better be a good reason for your actions.” His voice was now commanding and dangerous as anger coursed through him. He would not accept Capella’s actions without a suitable reason, and if she wanted a place in his pack, she would have to show him that she truly wanted it.

Karp was told to back away from his auntie Pella as soon as Uncle Ace arrived, but with his naturally stubborn nature, he shook his head. He would not leave her side, not after everything that had happened the past month or two. He needed them all do get along. It was then that Ace blew up on his Auntie Pella, asking her why she deserved to be in the pack anymore and Karp answered for her, his head held high as he defiantly looked into his uncle’s eyes. "She deserves to come back because she part of the only family I have left." He had wanted to scream it, but there was a neglect for him to understand about everything else, why everybody had left him.

He kept calm, taking after his father in stubbornness of course. But all the same, he felt like he had no one left. He had only Uncle Ace and Auntie Silver technically; he couldn’t really call Aeo an Uncle….. yet that was. As far as he was concerned, Mama Ana and Uncle Lachesis weren’t his family anymore, neither his real ma. However, he could consider his da, to still be with him no matter where he went. That was really the important thing, after all if you have your da to guide you, nothing could do wrong. He kept his stance, and he said one more thing. "Uncle Ace, after everything that we’ve lost, that I’ve lost, we need family more than ever. Uncle Lachsies, Mama Ana, my dad, my ma, Uncle Kasi and every other wolf that use to be here isn’t here. Auntie Pella has a good reason for being gone and she doesn’t deny that she messed up. PLEASE forgive her! All I have right now is her, you, Auntie Silver, Auntie Naia and Uncle Aeo!" He would always defend his family.