The Sunspire get it while it's hot

The conversation fell away after his single-worded response, and Summer began to chide himself inwardly for thinking for a moment that she'd pick up on his lack of encouragement and move forward to explain her feelings about them.  He should've known by now that Tytonidae was not... Hm.  How to put it.  It wasn't that she was unintelligent, she simply saw things differently than most of the world.  And in seeing things differently, she often.. missed things completely.  Fortunately, Summer found it endearing instead of irritating, and so he favored her with a soft smile when she didn't respond to his lead and simply cantered contentedly at his side for a while in silence.


Summer's attention began to drift to the scenery that slipped away around them as they meandered between the tangled and twisted trees of Eldershade Grove.  His mind had just begun to wander as well when Ty reclaimed his attention.  Her comment intrigued him.  He had never told her about how he'd gone to the Caldera and invited her father to come.  He didn't want to take the chance that Peregrine would never show and thus Ty would sink into even deeper depression at his neglect.  To hear her desire to go to see them...  She really was feeling better, wasn't she?

"I have no doubt they'd be very pleased to see you," Summer said promptly.  She was aware of his visit to the Plateau, of course.  Both Lasher and Blue Willow had expressed their pleasure at hearing Ty was safe and well, and he'd been certain to inform her of it.  "I'd be happy to accompany you," the Ostrega added after another moment - not that he felt it was necessary.  Ty knew that he'd follow her wherever she chose to go.