Stone Circle out there

a look of feigned distaste was given the sloppy kiss, and a chiding bump of her shoulder was offered in return. the note of guilt in his greeting was not missed, however, and she quieted, wondering just what her brother could be guilty about. his next words had her pause and furrow her brow. restless? she could not quite match the feeling, but could too claim a desire to leave the borders in search of a certain male and his pack. 

her worry melted into a kind of excitement, checked quickly lest it be a false hope, and at the thought that she could not convey what she thought. but nevertheless, her excitement returned, and she nodded, tail lashing at the prospect that had quite suddenly occurred to her. thoughts of Rannoch and the group had plagued her for a while, and if Nikai wanted to leave too, perhaps she could see the group again. excitedly she darted ahead of Nikai, then cast her gaze to the mountains before gesturing to some far off point, the place she last remembered Rannoch's pack being, and thus hoping to convey that she too, felt these things. 

but she paused when thoughts of her mother had her rethink the idea of leaving now. she mouthed, half-consciencly, the reason for her pause - "Mother."