Blacktail Deer Plateau i found us a friend

Her excitement was infectious. His spirits may had been dampened when he arrived but she had lifted them and he grinned broadly at her as she planted another kiss upon his cheek, to which his tail beat quite happily. But in the next moment she had grown sad, her ears fell back and commented softly that she wished Mordecai would come to his decision sooner. Luke slumped a bit, his grin subsided to a gentle smile as he moved closer so that their bodies could lean against one another, and he affectionately nosed her ear.

"I have been a bit lonesome," he admitted quietly. "I am a fish out of water, but I'll be ok," he promised, forcing his smile to widen and his tail to brush across the ground. "It'll come together soon enough," he said with optimistic conviction; he was sincere in this, even if his usual nonchalance had been upset by recent events and he pained for company. "Just go give Mordecai a nip to the butt," he joked, his voice taking a lighter tone in an effort to bring fortify both their moods.