“Just because you did not found the pack does not mean you are not improving it. I have no intention of taking up such a role myself, sister – I simply do not have the wherewithal for it, I suspect. Not like you do. You always had the most fire out of the entire lot, I would say,” Veho chuckled softly, allowing his mind to drift for a moment. Even before Neha had passed on and he began smothering his only remaining sister with unnecessary protection, it seemed as if @Namid had been loathe to take anyone’s ideas but her own. (And perhaps that was simply a pup’s inability to see his own bossiness, but they had been at odds more than once, challenged by two strong personalities.)

As it were, it surprised him not at all that of the three remaining Macieos that it was his sister to take after their parents. Oolijee simply didn’t seem as determined and now that he himself had mellowed quite a bit, he just could not see it in his own future, either. Acting as Rook’s advisor was as ambitious as he got, and it certainly didn’t hold the same weight as acting as alpha did. Humming to himself, the medic nodded his head. Yes, that would do. “I prefer a more supportive role, myself, but I’d like to think I add to Grizzly Hollow all the same. A duty I should return to soon, as it were. But I would like very much to visit you and your children, and to see Fallen Tree Cove. I head out in that direction sometimes to gather herbs. Perhaps I will extend my trip,” the gray wolf added, his moon bright eyes dancing as he considered the idea. Winter was always looming closer, but the medic could imagine having the time to meet the niece and nephews he’d been gifted with. “And I should like to meet this mate of yours too, I might add. But all in the future, yes? I imagine you are eager to get back to them, and I have my own tasks to attend to. But I promise to see you soon.”

“You are kind, sister. But I try my hardest. Do know that my assistance is always available to you and yours, regardless the situation between our packs, yes? If you do not have your own healer, or you have something you’d like to keep private…my den is always open to you,” Veho hummed softly, reaching out to nudge his sister once more. Things had changed, yes – he was no longer as overbearing as he once was, but that did not mean he did not wish the best for his only remaining sister, and it certainly did not mean he’d ever begrudge her his assistance. Neha was not his fault, not did she hold bearing over Namid now, and it would only benefit them both to remember that.

The star dancer’s laugh was something to relish, and the medic could not help his wide smile in return. Oh, of course she’d find his desire to meet her mate amusing – but hadn’t they always been this way? Veho simply failed to take offence this time. Once, when he was younger, he imagined any brother-in-law of his to be a future convive, someone who’d join the pack and share their meals, and indeed become as much of a brother as Oolijee himself was. That they’d never met presented itself as a small barricade, but no distance would keep the man from Namid’s family now that he knew where they took up residence.

“You will see me soon,” he assured his sister, bumping their noses together in playful affection. His duties to Grizzly Hollow kept him busy, but he could not imagine Rook would try to keep the siblings separate if the medic wished to visit his sister and her pack for a few days. His tail still wagging behind him, Veho finally peeled himself away, leaving a bit of space between the pair so they might finally be on their separate paths home. “I will miss you, too,” he hummed softly, the smile remaining. “But we are not so far, now. Distance is but a small obstacle, and I am certain we will see each other with far more frequency than we have in the past.”

He knew it time to go. Bowing his head to the alpha, Veho finally turned about, facing the direction of his pack once more. “Do expect me soon, my dear. I wish you safe travels!”

And with that, Veho set his feet back towards the cedar wood forest. It was time to go home.

Exit.