The warmth of her touch permeated far past his fur, to the skin it covered, and then even deeper - it filled his heart and radiated everywhere else. Vidarr let out a heavy sigh and tucked her against his chest. Having her settled right where she belonged, right where he wanted her to be, it was enough to ease some of the hurt from the losses. Between being taken from his people and his home, from losing Olive and Tiberius and Genghis - the wildfires that had left him scarred and hurt, all of it. He had returned to Dawnbreak to find his siblings gone, vanished from him and from Dawnbreak too, where they had forged their own relationships in his absence. His hope was that they had returned to Kaldrvegr, but he had no way to know.

None of us know, my love. He said as he leaned in to nuzzle her again. He wanted to try and give her comfort, he wanted to understand what she needed from him the most. None of us know why we are brought here, none of us know why we are chosen. This is the second land that I ended up with, but this time I was fortunate enough to have the support of the wolves I had met there too. We all were taken, together. Vidarr wished that he could have had the same thing here - that Kaldrvegr had been here too. He missed his brothers, his mother - and then.

Her golden gaze pierced through his own and his brow furrowed, mouth forming the beginning of asking what was wrong because she was so stricken before she choked out Thyra's name. She backed up, and then began to call for her, to try and reunite them. Hilde, He stepped closer to her as if seeking the connection again, desperate to feel her fur brush against his - how could they be apart, even the scarce steps, when he'd only just got her back? Hildeguarde, He rarely said her entire name, he'd always teased what a mouthful it was only to follow it up with how putting his mouth to use to serve her in any way was an honor. In her sorrow though, his mouth felt clumsy, and he swallowed quickly. I have not found her here, Hilde.

Gently he pressed a kiss to her forehead. It does not mean that we won't find her, though. Hope had to prosper - against all odds, against the time and the cosmos and all of it, they had reunited. Surely it meant that they would find Thyra again.