Dragoncrest Cliffs fumble through the fog for a season or two

her path is intercepted by a call -- blix looks up and sees mother and bat, and tenses guiltily. she's been putting off apologising. or rather, she's been distracted by the bear and furi's departure, and the more time passes, the weirder it feels. still, she smiles at them, making her way closer with a "hei" of her own.

bat's sneeze catches her by surprise, making her bark and jump a little. she snorts at herself and crouches to greet her younger sister. "bless you," blix says, then looks up at mother, her guilt plain on her face. "mother, i've been meaning to -- i'm sorry i snapped," she says in a rush, her ears laying flat against her head. there. bandaid ripped off.