Sequoia Coast come back! even as a shadow, even as a dream.

his words were sound, and her heart agreed with them. though she was weary she took them to mind, and would think on them. you are strong, she stated, and she wondered briefly the sort of trials he had endured to be such a way. the gentle princess reached forward and moved to kiss his cheek gently, the gesture not at all absent in affection. she had no qualms in showing her thanks, and had never been taught that such displays might be wrong. you saved me--you did not have to do that. thank you, well-mannered even at the worst of times, she smiled tiredly, her beauty not at all diminished even as she lay alongside him as a soaked dog. she lowered her head and again snaked her muzzle into the thick furs of his chest. it was not at all difficult for her close her eyes, to doze as she had not been able to do since her father had gone from this world and her sister had left her side.