They both could have made more efforts, surely. Seri didn’t know what to really think about everything; by that point, the emotions had taken hold, clouding any sense of rational thought he had regarding it all. It didn’t matter who was actually at fault, or if anyone was actually at fault… what mattered was the fact that he felt this guilt just as he felt this loss deep in his bones. He wanted to say something along the lines of everyone always leaves and question why but he was just cognizant enough to recognize that such words might hurt his friend because Eros had never left…
And he never wanted to be responsible for hurting another wolf, at least not outside of defense of his pack and his friends… he asked if he wanted him to go with him and Seri did not hesitate to nod, sniffling lightly. “Please… if your dad will allow it.” He even choked up on the words, on the mention of Eros’s dad… “I… I don’t know if I can go alone.” He wasn’t sure he could bring his paws up that mountain without at least a little support.