Turning her head back to see the battle over and the coyotes either gone or dead, Lilya slowly nudged her two children out of the cramped space, giving them the space to stretch out before she properly scolded him. In the meantime, she offered Kyrios a soft yet tired smile. “S’good ta see ya, Kyrios.” She offered, glad to see that he seemed to be faring well. She had not seen him in over a year, probably closer to two if she had to estimate. A part of her worried about what had happened to him when he had left the Kingsfall.

In that light, there was much to catch him up on – why they moved, Kisla’s death… but should they? Should they burden him with the pain they’d already endured, and (for the most part) conquered? Leith’s voice came through next, and she turned with a frown. “Yer in big trouble mister… you two missy.” She started as she cocked her head to the side. “Jus’ what do you two think yer were doin’ this far away from th’den… we’ve ‘ad this talk before…” She waited for an answer.

CRAWL ON MY BELLY 'TIL THE SUN GOES DOWN, I'LL NEVER WEAR YOUR BROKEN CROWN

Makvala also welcomed her reprieve from the small hollow, quickly stretching her limbs out in front of her, rump in the air… the adrenaline was starting to wear off, and the puppy quickly found herself growing more drowsy, though sleep seemed impossible after what she had just witnessed… between that and the stranger in front of her? She huffed at Leith’s comment about Legolas – couldn’t he at least leave their brother out of every comment when he wasn’t around? Could her elder brother manage that at least? Apparently not.

Wait, she had another brother? He looked like an adult! She tilted her head to the side, looking at him curiously though she did not say anything, unlike Leith who had opened his big, fat, stupid mouth.

Her mum started, and she hung her head. “M’sorry, I didn’t mean to get inta trouble… a’just wanted to see somethin’ new.” When she got the itch to move, she felt like she just had to move! Surely her parents had similar feelings, right? Like an impulse that got louder and louder, knocking around your brain until you just couldn’t ignore it anymore. She gave a weak smile.