Pearl cried silently for a few long minutes and everyone gathered around him to help him through this trying time. Alex, Scarlet, and Whisker sat next to him, letting him grieve. They were there just to give him support should he need it.
Pearl's breathing calmed a while later, slowly returning to normal, and only then did he finally stop crying. It would take a long time for him to properly grieve through his father's death, but right now, he was ready to take the next step.
He knew he couldn't sit around crying. His father wouldn't want him to.
Pearl gave a deep bow toward where his father had vanished, making an inner vow to always be the beast his father wanted him to be.
Finally, he looked up, refreshed, the sorrow in his eyes vanishing, replaced now with determination.
Alex was the first to notice his changed state, mostly through their bond, so he gave Pearl a deeper hug, saying nothing.
Whisker and Scarlet did the same, all hugging him from all sides.
