Always, Gaia held a resemblance to the both of their parents. Cae had always taken well after Rhae, in both looks and temperament, while his sister was a lovely combination of both. Her actions and personality so much like Rhae, while she took on the smaller and sleeker appearance of Iblis, along with his red. Though their Father hadn’t just given her his looks, for while she was loving and caring Cae knew that Gaia was also noble and protective. A fine combination indeed.

The whine given is not lost to him, and he reacts in kind with a gentle and soft, loving sound of his own. Too long, he had been away too long but now it was behind them. And he would keep it behind them; for he had no desire to be away from those he loved. It is when she takes a comfortable seat beside him that she begins to talk freely, for always has it been casual between the two of them. How very easy it is for them, to slip into the easygoing companionship they had always shared. Perhaps it was being littermates, or perhaps it was being born to an imprinted pair. He may never know, but he was happy for it all the same.

She tells him of her life in Moladian, how she had tried to make a home for herself among the wolves living in the packs. But nomad blood ran thick through their veins, and it was no surprise to him that she wound up on the lonesome mountain, living a lonesome life in which he sincerely hoped she was happy. She looked the part, at least she did on this day, when she looked at him, and Cae was content to know what she offered up about her past. It’s not lost on him, either, the way she simply moves the conversation on and forward, not asking him what had happened to him. The pain must have been evident on his face, and while he had never been one to keep secrets, he would continue to hold his silence, for now. He is all too happy to talk about her, and even what she asks next is much more of interest to him than his own past..

He takes but a brief moment to collect his thoughts before offering them to her. He hopes the words don’t come as lame as they sound in his mind. “I think.. I think they would be proud.” He could have stopped there, and normally he would have.. but something inside of him made him go on. “I think that they would want us to take care of our family and to know them better than we do..” He doesn’t mention them by name, but he knew the last time he had been in Moladian, their younger brother Lucero had just had his own little ones.. and though he had yet to meet them, he knew he loved them just as much as the rest of his family. Soon he would see for himself if they had remained and seek them out himself. For now he was content in his current company, however. “And you.. Gaia.. what do you think they would say?”