Totoka River dearheart

deirdre did not know what she had anticipated, but surely it was not this! the others gentle touch, the earnest and heartfelt words... deirdre was wholly moved! she moved to wrap a forelimb around the other, amazed at the others swift devotion and yet unquestioning--for deirdre knew hearts, and sensed that this was a good and honest one.

there was a part of her that grappled with the meaning behind the words, and yet in her heart she knew it. starbuck would be a friend to her, and would always stand beside her. her heart was full, and working her magick into the words, deirdre hummed, mar sin chothaíonn sé a bheith, and a strong gale then wrapped around the embracing pair, as though the winds of fate themselves sanctified the words!