I couldn't feel angry with him for being gone for so long. I just couldn't. I was too happy to see him home again, to know he was alive and well. Disbelief was writ plain across my features, but the constant sway of my tail would make my joy self evident. It seems to be a tendency within my family, to come and go as they please; though I could not be certain where it stemmed from. Orca had certainly inherited it from MoonGlow, but where had my mother gotten it from? As far as the stories I had been told about Solevion of old went, Boneclaw was a constant and unfaltering presence upon the mountain. Perhaps Thunderbone then? It did not matter so much, now, as Ramiel stood before me. The thing about the wolves of my family who tended to wander, was that they rarely forewarned anyone of their departures before they were taken. So those who remained were left to wonder over where they had gone, why, and if they were well. With a pack to run and children to look after, my mind was not often given the time to wander to such musings, but Rameil and my other long lost family members would never disappear from my thoughts entirely.

The break in his features as he spoke my name brought a smile to my face, as if his acknowledging that he knew and remembered me wiped away the fact that he had been missing for so long. I moved to stand beside Ragnarok, greeting the immense wolf who so often kept to the heights of the mountains and his family. It was somewhat of a surprise to find him where, among the foothills. As Ramiel's gaze shifted back and forth between us, my eyes rested upon him as my tail continued to wave back and forth over my hindquarters. He seemed so unsure of himself as he spoke once more, stating that h didn't know where else to go. My brows pulled together in confusion at this. He had returned to Moladion, where else was there for him to go but home? The realization of just how much he had changed - in far more than appearance - began to settle within my chest. I had longed for my childhood playmate to explode with joy to see me once more, but there was something else going on here, and I could not fault him for that.

A single ear tilted towards Ragnarok at the sound of movement beyond him, and my gaze was quick to investigate the source. It would seem there were many early risers keen to look into the owner of the howl that had resounded off the mountains this morning. I smiled at her, but when Ragnarok noticed her approach as well his massive form shifted to move away. With a respectful dip of his head, he parted with a single word spoken to Ramiel, 'Rejya.' I nodded a farewell to him, thinking that perhaps the group was growing too large for his comfort and that he would prefer to climb back to his lofty den.

My attention was drawn back to Ramiel as he spoke under his breath, a rambling of words about knowing her. My head tilted slightly to the side, inspecting the overwhelmed look that had come to adorn my nephew's face. I glanced towards Sorcha with a half smile, unsure if she would remain or was just passing through. But then refocused upon Ramiel. I was unsure if his travels would have taken him to the lands across the sea where Sorcha came from, but I supposed anything was possible in the amount of time he had been gone. "She is our new Bard, the storyteller and caregiver for the youth of the pack." I was concerned for Ramiel, worried that whatever had happened to him out there had followed him home psychologically. I wanted to reassure him in some way, but I wasn't entirely sure how. "Ramiel, you're welcome here, you'll always been welcome here. It is your home." I looked upon him with concern, hoping that my words would get through to him, that he would understand that he didn't have to explain everything to me now if he didn't to. He was home, and that was all that mattered.

ooc - meryl gave me permission to include ragnarok's actions/departure in my post. also tried to stick with not stating sorcha's name so that it doesn't change your new thread. xD