Rhydian hesitated before knocking on the front door. He wasn't really sure why, perhaps it was due to his absence, or the fact that he and Maddy were now parents. Maddy looked at him expectantly and he rapped on the door with his knuckles. He heard movement through the door and smelled a wolfblood approaching.

"Rhydian?" Ceri stood in the doorway. Rhydian smiled down at her; he had grown whilst away, even without noticing.

"Mum." He enveloped her in a hug. Then she noticed Maddy and Alanna. She looked down at her granddaughter with tears building in her eyes. Then she ushered them inside.

Maddy looked around as she entered her old house. Almost nothing had changed; Ceri and Gerwyn hadn't moved any of the furniture, redecorated anything or even moved books on the bookshelves. Only the smell of the place was different, instead of her family's familiar scent, the place smelled of Rhydian's parents, but it was a comforting scent that reminded Maddy of the wild.

That night, once Maddy had put Alanna to sleep, the four wolfbloods stayed downstairs and talked for hours, until Maddy fell asleep at the table. Rhydian carried her upstairs and fell asleep beside her a short while later, more comfortable than her had been in weeks.

Apologies for such a short chapter today! I've been having trouble thinking of what happens immediately after their arrival back in Stonybridge, so I haven't written much. However, I am going away for ten days, so I won't be able to get anything written, and I thought you guys should get something at least, and an explanation for my absence. Sorry again about the length!