Morningside Cuesta it's time for a new beginning

For a moment, Day thought about the all the terrible things that had been happening. Valette's anger, Sunny's absence, Adeline's sorrow, his own illness, even. It all seemed like so much. It seemed like, how could they be doing this, when they had so many other things to contend with? Day opened his mouth, ready to tell her no, this was a terrible time

no, he wasn't ready

no

But when he looked at her, he remembered that day at Easthollow, when they'd been at this same moment, this same precipice, and he'd said no. He looked back and he thought, I am not afraid anymore.

And he said, "Yeah." Yeah, it was the perfect time. It was as good a time as any. Day nudged her back and buried his face in her fur, wanting things to stay just like this, just a little while longer.