Awww yeah.
art by crypsis
The fear of disbandment was not strong within him. Anatole had existed as a loner for many a moon, and he would do so again if the need came. It was, he reasoned, mostly for his cousin’s sake that he stayed. AniWaya had little beyond the safety and ability to feed him that really counted…
Of course, if he thought about these things too long his head would ache. It probably didn’t help that the Spirit Guide often echoed her points with talons and a beak like a rock. She echoed all the puppy-hood fears of great winged beasts carrying him off (his mother had been blunt in her explanation of the world), just as he would always fear fast moving water. He could not remember his brother but knew that it had been such a thing that carried him away.
A scent thick with horses and old, dried wood rose to meet him. Anatole stood up long before the noise of stones pinpointed the boy, who was like a living ray of sunshine. It actually took a moment for the dark wolf to recognize the scent, but when he did it brought a friendly (if muted) smile to his face. “I don’t think you’ll need help with cats anymore,” he joked, and looked the young man up and down. He had filled in since the winter, that was for sure.
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