Dragoncrest Cliffs I ___ you

The smile vanished from her face at the noise behind her. Wildfire immediately swung around, amber eyes squinted, and felt an unexpected but happy jolt when she saw Eske trailing behind her. The Bandrona paused, then swept wordlessly to the girl. A foreleg swooped upward to dangle loosely over Eske's shoulder blades as Wildfire shamelessly hugged against the pup, the only one left of Gyda's and Gavriel's brood. Her eyes squeezed shut as she buried her nose in the side of the girl's neck, feeling a cocktail of gladness (to have Eske here) and grief (to have lost the others).

Aware that her embrace may not be expected or welcome, Wildfire sheepishly backed off after a moment, managing to regrow her earlier smile. "Eske," she said simply in way of greeting, overjoyed to see her here, intact. She didn't even think of their previous conversation or the aspiring huntress's homework assignment.