Dragoncrest Cliffs all is well

There’s a fleeting moment of wonder as Artaax turns his attention to her. It’s brief, but she catches it, and she can’t help the infectious smile that appears on her face. Instantly, her tail thumps the ground and her heart flutters in a way she’s felt but a few times. She can look at Artaax and see herself looking back in a way she has not expected.

He is quick to change his intention and he stomps one of his paws against the ground. However, he does so in a way that he tries to put his foot on something he can’t quite accomplish. It takes a few more seconds but the information clicks into place. She picks her own paw up then, mimicking her shadow in a similar fashion before she places it back on the ground.

“Yu trikova,” she tells him. Then, Thuringwethil stands and maneuvers over the boy and out into the open in front of their den where the light shines wide. She turns in a way that the sun comes down on her, casting a shadow in the shape of her on the forest floor.