When I first look at the wolf, I can't get a good look, between the brightness of the sun after being in the dark water and all the coughing that forces my eyes closed. But once that's calming down and I can get a good look, I wouldn't be able to say this wolf is anyone else but my long lost brother. Of course I have so many questions. Where has he been all this time? Why did he leave? I bet he's learned so much in his travels. I was only gone about a year and a half. He was gone for multiple years. I bet he has so many stories! Maybe I can get him to tell me sometime.
He seems happy to know I know him, wagging his tail so much that his whole body seems to move. I'm glad to know not everyone in our family is a wet rag like Viora. He tells me that it's him and I give him a big grin, ears pricking forward. He tells me that he plans to stay this time and I couldn't have heard better news if I had told it myself. Brothers back together again! We can be a team! At least I'll finally have someone besides a sister that blames me for our mother's death. I know that'll come up eventually too and I'm prepared to tell him the story though it'll be a sad one. He admits that Viora doesn't know he's back yet and I shrug, looking away.
"She might not even come back around here after the change in alphas. She was pretty loyal to Tesseract."
He says he hopes he can stick around and that something happened and he crumbled. I scowl, my brows furrowing in concern. What happened to make him leave? He makes it sound so lonely to be cut off like that and I guess I know a little bit of what he's saying now. Without mother, I have no allies in blood, at least not till now. Viora is my blood, my family, but she continues to hate me. My eyes narrow in determination and I straighten up.
"Well you've got me and I'm not going anywhere. I'll earn your trust if I have to, Sol. I don't want to lose you again."
I give him a smile, wagging my tail. When I look to see my prize and find out it's a rabbit, I feel disappointed but when I glance back, Solitaire only looks amused. He even chuckles and after a few moments, I can't help but join him, chuckling myself.
"Fine, so I jumped in to save a dead rabbit and almost got myself killed in the process, so sue me. Hey, Sol, want to go hunt something?"
My eyes light up at the idea of doing something, anything with someone who actually likes me, who understands me. True, we may have a lot of years of distance between us but I'm willing to work all the kinks out as soon as possible. We're family and we're all we've got left.
Tristan.male.6 years old.son of Enigma & Cobryn.brother to Solitaire & Viora.father of none.tied to none.bound by none. 35in. 160lbs.deaf in right ear.no home
|