[POV: Solenne]
That night, Ruvan didn't come back to sleep. Instead, he and Thalos had taken their wolf forms and made the long journey further north, where they would take their search.
By the time Solenne was awake, Ruvan and Thalos had already returned, begun to chart the path they would take, and selected a handful of elite warriors to go with them.
"You can't come, Moon," Ruvan said to her with a pained expression. "As much as I don't want to leave you, it won't be safe."
"I wish you could come, too, because he's way less annoying when you're around, but we can't leave the Citadel without a leader," Thalos added. "With Ruvan and me both gone, there wouldn't be anyone left."
Solenne heaved a disappointed sigh. She understood what they were saying and agreed, but at the same time… what if Ruvan lost control? He had been getting more and more unstable lately.
