He was sitting on the porch and reading. Big surprise, he was always reading. Right now, how ever surprisingly, he was reading a book on the occult, on speaking to the dead. He wanted so badly to speak to Tameri, his dead daughter, that sometimes he could feel her spirit lingering near him. He knew she couldn't be and wasn't lingering, that she had passed into Rhiannon's embrace, but he missed his daughter so much he was certain at times she was there. The howl cut into his intense study, and he looked up, scowling.
The scowl faded as he recognized the voice of his brother, a voice he hadn't heard in many moons. Not since Noah had been so grievously injured in Phoenix Valley by Lucifer, actually. He sent back a quick howl to let Jazper know he was coming, and to let the pack know they didn't need to worry about the call. He left the book on the porch and made his way quickly to the border, where the gargantuan male was waiting for him.
Tal grinned crookedly at his older brother, his tail wagging. "I have not seen you in ages, Jaz. How you been? Mom told me you started your own pack, huh?" He offered his big brother an affectionate hug, taking in the comforting scent of Jazper. The days spent in the manor were good for him, refreshing and rejuvenating. He'd spent a lot of time remembering the days when he and Noah would make trouble, and Jaz would come running in to solve fights. The good days when Sirius and Apollo would play games with them too.
Out of habit, he checked the border for Liam's scent. The scent of the son turned monster had faded, though the nightmares would linger for him, for Sky, for the pack... Liam had broken something when he'd murdered Tameri. Tal realized he'd need to tell Jaz about what Liam had done soon. Today even, though it could wait a few minutes. It wasn't like Liam would come charging in to attack the gargantuan male. Pups seemed to be fine to attack, but an adult who could and would fight back? Didn't seem Liam's style, Tal thought bitterly.
Yeah, Tal was bitter about what Liam had done. Mostly, Tal was bitter because he'd been too late to save Tameri. Because he hadn't had the courage, the guts, to just let Shawchert kill the boy. He hadn't had the nerve to do it himself on the way to taking Liam straight to the borders. He'd begged for the Capitana to spare Liam, and that shamed him most of all. Yes, Liam had been his son. Yes, Tal had lost not one but two children that day. He'd lost Tameri to murder, and Liam to banishment. And he meant what he'd said to the monster. If Liam ever returned to the lands, Tal would kill him. Tal would not beg for mercy for liam a second time, he would kill him himself.
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