Amusement twitched at the corners of his lips -- only if because the moment he appeared, others had decided it was time to depart. As the loyalists of the Glen took their leave, each offering kind wishes and warm congratulations, his own eyes would drift from them to regard his brood. Takis, the imp who took to chewing on his sister's tail.. Evy, who instead of taking interest of the world around her, found it more fitting to bask in the world of dreams. Little Celandine, so pale in coloration, taking in everything around her and yet seemingly aloof to it all. His muzzle would bend down to graze against each of their heads, inhaling sharply as he did so and reveling in the familiar scent of his family.

Hypatia was nowhere to be seen however, and casting his mate a questioning glance, he did not speak of it. Perhaps she too had been unable to make it -- held up with matters as he almost had been. Instead of going back to continue his hunt, the ivory male stretched out on the grass now, his large body protectively shadowing the three pups that had only now made their debut. Without word he made to groom Celandine, hoping he could lull her t sleep like her sister now was. The sun beat down upon them -- a welcome heat after the cold chill the winter had seemingly scarred in to his bones. For the first time in awhile, everything felt serene. It felt right.

Grunting when effectively blocked by his dark and sleepy sister, he waited a moment, blinking at her – she would turn around and play with him, surely! But she didn’t. The rise and fall of his dark sisters chest notified her sleep, though he awaited still.. as if Evy would turn around and change her mind, encouraged by his gums and looking for a wrestling game.

What seemed like hours, but was really only moments, a huff escaped the boy as he plopped his muzzle down clumsily upon his forelimbs, possibly bumping his sister in the process. Baby blue eyes searched for his other sister, though Celandine was too far to reach. It was only without his siblings as distractions did his mind focus now upon the others – large wolves, much like his mother and father, and yet they looked nothing like them. Some were painted in shades darker, like Evy, while others were pale, like himself and his sister.

With a yawn, the boy felt the shift of his father’s weight, and shifting himself, he lumbered over to the large man. Plunking down beside his pale sister and weaseling his way toward Phineas’ forepaws, Takis once more curled up, seeking the warmth of others before his own eyes flickered shut. There was something soothing about the fresh air, and while the excitement was perhaps lost on him, he also knew this was meant to be.. pack, somehow, had a meaning already, and satisfied, Takis was lulled into a world of dreams.

The pack had greeted this year's litter with as much attention as would be allowed by the young cubs -- Phineas revelled in the moment where their shyness kept them from straying too far, for he knew in the next weeks to come that would quickly eradicate as they became more comfortable. and in turn, adventurous. Kyros and Hypatia had always behaved themselves well -- somehow, as his eyes fell upon the three pairs of glittering eyes of his children, he knew that would not quite be the case this round.. especially little Celandine.

As the members slowly began to shift away, returning to their daily tasks, his eyes swept to his mate's face as his lips twitched with a hint of bemusement. With two of the pups sleeping in front of him, he too nestled his muzzle down, resting it upon the gentle curve of Takis' back -- holding it so as to not place too much pressure on the pale boy as his chest rose and fell in the lull of rest. Sleep would come to them, and while it never could for a man whose young cubs now rest within the open, he did find peace in the quiet moments that fell before him. It was not every day he could stretch in the great outdoors and be surrounded by quiet children.

Borlla too seemed to find rest along the grass before their den, and with a smirk he gave her a small wink -- perhaps, one of the more relaxed interactions the two had in awhile now since the winter months. With three boisterous pups to look after, it was possible they could once more bridge the gap that had come between them.

Little did the pale man know, his mate would burn that bridge thoroughly within the next month when she disappeared without word or trace.