Huckleberry took a shaky breath, but the nod he gave to Mercurius was firm.
He watched Mercurius go, and then Oliver. When he looked back at Rift, and saw the somber expression on his face, his heart twisted.
And he would - he settled in the garden with Rift for a couple of hours before he got to his feet and followed the flower trail Mercy had left behind.
*exit
Rift didn't respond to Mercurius and Oliver, merely nodded as each left in turn, a sense of sorrow really weighing down his chest. This was it. He was leaving Eridanus...and who knows when he would come back?
Huckleberry's offer to stay with him for a little while was gratifying and he sat down with the hybrid, silent for a while. And, once he'd left, Rift got to his feet. He wandered off into the forest, towards a familiar den that he hadn't visited in quite some time. Within the den, nestled into a nest of moss that had rotted long ago, was a large, shining ruby, holding the sillouette of his brother within. He sat down next to Sebastian's chrysalis and bowed his head.
He rose to his feet and leaned forward, pressing his nose against the chrysalis for a moment before turning and leaving, heading out to find the other scattered members of the Kingdom, to inform them of their future.
*exit