Phoenix Maplewood Lost in skies of powdered gold

The warmth of her face against his— that was something he dearly missed.  Reek stood motionless and happy as his mate practically covered him in her scent, but unfortunately the contact was brief.  A simple tease after his long trip. She pulled away and Reek had to stop himself from mumbling, don't stop, but the hunger pangs in his stomach directed him otherwise. Food was the eminent priority, so Reek set off beside his mate down the trail in the search of something edible.

Further down the trail, she stopped and in turn, so did Reek. Wildfire had previously filled him in on the deets of their previous encounter, and in doing so, dropped the bomb that she had gone there instead of the Plateau. But with Saena's explanation that she had been shaken up by their encounter and that she returned straight from their caused Reek to drop the subject from his mind. It wasn't really a big deal after all.

"Really, really," he confirmed, smiling as Saena searched for a scent trail. "She mentioned you— nothing bad, I promise!" He paused for a moment before adding, "But, uh, nothing good either. She asked about you though! So I filled her in on all the positives!"