Blacktail Deer Plateau Together

Heartha stirred again when she felt someone move against her, and her eyes fluttered open when someone's muzzle was in her fur. She glanced up, moving her head up and around enough to catch a glimpse of whoever it was, and she smiled. She had missed Howl. Missed his presence, his touch. Only Grayday had visited her in Howl's abscense.

"Howl? Where have you been?" she asked, though she already knew. She just wanted to hear his voice so close to her ear. "I missed you."