Dead Empress Backwater little bird, little bird fly through my window

Following Ally's join, will update with exact date when Im at my desktop. For @Ally only.

Eros was quiet until they arrived at the communal densite, the ground tamped from years of bustling activity. Safely, together, as they should have weeks ago. When he turned to face Ally, the emotion playing across his features was complex. More than anything, he was worried. They'd gotten her here before, and now... now he was practocally looking at a yearling. In a year, it would be her right to disappear completely, to take every risk that crossed her path.

There was no way to truly keep her safe, and that was heartbreaking. In its own way, for himself. Primarily? The pain was felt on behalf of his brother.

"Ally, do you have any idea how much danger you have been in this whole time?"

His tone was not flexible, but it also wasn't yet scolding. Eros was truly asking, as well as warning.

the night comes down like heaven

Still feeling thoroughly scolded by her uncle's tone upon her arrival, Ally walked quietly a step behind him as they moved further into the territory. She hated that her dad's scent wasn't here, and suddenly it felt so small, so strange. She'd thought of this place as home, because dad said it was, but it was still vastly unknown to her. Home was where her dad was.

Finally Uncle Eros spoke to her and she flinched slightly. "I've been with someone most of the time," she said, a little defensively. "I found a pack up north, Paradise Falls, for the winter, and then Aunt Magg and Uncle Galen took me back to the Cove with them." It wasn't as though she'd attempted that journey by herself again. She'd thought her dad would be angry with her for it, but her concerns about that were nothing compared to the reality of how upset her uncle appeared to be with her. Her head hung lower. "I didn't mean to," she said softly, trying not to cry.