thinking of you

Charon had grown up exploring a lot, so mountains were no strangers to him. He'd often been on Horizon Ridge, and while this was steeper and more dangerous, Charon didn't even think of the potential danger; he just darted along after Mordecai, unaware of the dangers, as though he'd grown up here.

When they reached a point where they could oversee the damage, and Mordecai made space for Charon to do so, Charon opened his mouth in quiet amazement. He'd never seen a fire or its damage before up close, and although he had just walked through the charred remains down below, it was magnificent to see it from up above. He lost himself in the moment, and for a moment he forgot that they were searching for Osprey, that the fire was the reason she was gone, and he even momentarily forgot how sad he was to have lost one of his best friends as he watched one of nature's wonders (albeit a destructive, frightening one) down below.