Why had Noah come back? The scent of Razekiel, Nayru and the overlying Ichika — a scent he only recognized due to its obvious resemblance to Phoenix Valley, which it had morphed from — was thick on his fur and in the wind that blew past him. Jefferson recognized a certain step in the three-legged man's stride and the way he held his head higher than he had before; Ichika had done Noah well, even if the boy had only called himself a member for a month. Was is nostalgia that had brought him back? Did he feel the need to check up on the old, one-eyed ex-Patriarch, as if Jefferson could not fend for himself? The brute was not worth visiting. He was not worth any of the Ichikans' time any longer. To them, from a land based around purity, spirituality and peace of mind, Jefferson was no more than a stain against their policies and culture. To visit him was detrimental.
Noah warded his question with another, and in response the boy received a piercing stare from the hybrid's single eye. Jefferson wanted nothing to do with his foolishness, wanted to hear nothing of the new pack's status or whether his former members missed Phoenix Valley. The old pack was no more. It was about time they accepted that and moved on — though he knew if he were to admit such a feeling, he'd be accused of the same.
"There's nothing here for you anymore," he hissed. "Go home."
He may have missed the company, and he may have missed the boy he'd started to see as another son, but he would not admit to it. Jefferson was, all along, destined only for loneliness and pain. Each day as such would bring him closer to true forgiveness and repentance for his crimes.
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