Silverlight Terrace Rain or Shine (I)

She would remember this feeling of pure elation a long time to come. It was like a sign that she was on the right path, dropping her former trades to pick up hunting. Even as Wildfire's heart soared, she dug her heels into the ground, braking from a gallop to a lope to a trot and then strolling to a stop. Her tongue lolled from her smudged muzzle as she exchanged a glorious, victorious look with her comrade.

"We make a good team," she said when she could speak, her tongue laving the froth from the corners of her mouth as she finally caught her breath. "Next time, I think we should actually go for it," she added, closing the space between them and pressing her nose against Floki's shoulder. "We kicked ass!" she exclaimed in a stage whisper, eyes glowing and tail waving as the adrenaline continued to pump through her veins.

Slowly, she began to wind down from the natural and exhilarating high. "Wanna head back?" she asked him, giving another nudge and glancing sideways to observe aloud, "Hey, look, it's gone." The curtain of rain had vanished, the ugly clouds have dissipated to leave a mostly sunny sky behind.