Blacktail Deer Plateau Don't be a fool for the city lights

During her long absence it had never occurred to Osprey that some people might have thought of her as dead. She had been so focused on finding her way back that the very idea would have seemed odd. The only thing she regretted was that once things had appeared to be settled and there was a possible happily-ever-after for her somewhere, it was mercilessly taken away from her. Fate had a rather cruel way of playing with people's lives sometimes. 

"Dante..." she was about to make a step forward but both the coldness in his voice and her own insecurity about where they stood after this long time made her stop and stay, where she was. An uncomfortable silence set between them, as she tried very hard to decide, how to make her name clear. "I... there was so much fire... I... I fled and lost my way," that was all she could give him.