Dragoncrest Cliffs poured myself a plate of chocolate milk

They'd very likely been introduced at some point, though Bat honestly couldn't quite recall the younger girl's name and it seemed the feeling was mutual. "I'm Bat," she replied when Sequoia gave her name. "You're Dacio's sister," she stated, then added, "That means you're my cousin too." She bumped a shoulder companionably against Sequoia's.

She peered off into the darkness, trying to gauge their location and remember the route to the den where Dio and Portia kept house. "Let's go this way," the Goufa said, offering Sequoia another nudge as she began to creep through the trees. Their way was dimly lit, a fact which Bat noticed but didn't question, at least not until she remembered to look upward.

The moon had risen to accompany the stars. There was also a filmy white streak across the night sky. Bat slowed to a stop, arrested by the view. "Look," she whispered quietly to Sequoia, pointing her nose at the largest of the glowing white orbs.