The new male said some strange things, and Cancer gave him a look to match his bewilderment. A half-smirk crossed his face in the discomfort, but then he trotted forward and placed a paw on the new fox's head.

"Chill, Al. You're welcome here." Then, a horrible sound. Quix began to whimper, and stutter, and his heart sank in an instant. He turned to look at her, surprised and crestfallen. Oh, but what did species and birthright matter? She loved him all the same, right? And he, her. He was her father, and she, his daughter and nothing, no technicalities or realities, would ever change that. He pawed his way over to her curled form and lowered himself around her. "Hey, hey, Quixy..." He purred.

"It's okay, grub, it's okay. Calm down." He ran his tongue across her fur, across those horns, and let the rumble in his throat build into a loud purr. "Shhh... Hey now, you're still my big-eared princess. Calm down, okay? Nothing will ever change that." Then, despite Al's being there, Cancer did something he'd never done before- at least, not while anyone was awake or around to hear it.

He began to sing. A soft, hushed lullaby.

"You are my crystal star,
The brightest of them all,
Like nothing else before you,
always are adored.

Don't you cry those tears, be strong
and know no fears at all.
You're always in my heart,
'till the end right from the start,

Don't you cry my dear, don't cry,
it's always something else,
don't worry we'll be well.
Don't you cry my dear, don't cry,
it'll be just fine you'll see,
we're still a family.

Wipe away those tears, come back to me my dear...
Don't you worry now, I'll always be around..."

He'd fade into silence, wrapped around his daughter, and after a moment, he'd open one eye, previously shut tight, to spy the other fox and with a sigh, he beckoned him over with a tail flick. He was welcome to join the family, even if he had been the bearer of bad news. If Quix liked him, and wanted him around, then Cancer was happy to have him- after all, Quix was his princess, and he'd give her the world if he could.

Quix felt better and in turn, so did Cancer, so when the little male fox piped up about being hungry, he managed to sit up and let his daughter go without much of a complaint or scowl like usual. He watched for a moment while Quix dug up some grub or something, and curled his lips back at the sight. Gross. No, growing cubs needed meat, not bugs. The cat stood without a word, only a tap of his tail on Quix to tell her to stay put. She'd instruct the other cub to do the same if need be. He moved away from the Ridges and towards the mossy warrens. At its edge, he assumed that hunter's crouch and waited.

Silence. Perfect stillness. Then, as if without warning, he launched himself into the moss and with little struggle at all, stood again with a hare between his teeth. The thing had a gemstone of some dark rock jutting out from its leg- this had in turn been it's downfall. The cat returned to his pair of foxes and dropped the catch between them.

"You won't gain anything from eating bugs all day. That should feed you both fine. Eat, and then I can show you around." He sat back and observed them a moment, then turned his gaze around. "This whole cave is Pisces though. Maji owns everything in here, from that end to this one. Where we are now is called the Ridges. Over there," He'd point a paw towards the Warrens where he'd caught the hare. "is the Warrens. Soft beds of moss, and plenty of prey. Then over there," Next, he pointed out the falls not far from them. "is the center of the cave, also called The Falls. Then there's the Ponds over there, and the two exits that lead to other parts of Origin Cave. I'd suggest sticking around here, and not wandering off too far for a while, until you're stronger." Then, he stood again and after waiting for the pair to finish, he'd take his leave. "You can find me on the ledge beside the falls. Don't just come up- call for me. I'll hear you fine. Welcome to Maji Walezi, Al."

-Exit Cancer-