The Sunspire obvious

actually located @ sheepeater cliff! first leg of their journey! backdated!

 

Hydra was thrilled Rian was returning with her. Even if it was short-term, her romantic teenaged heart raced at the idea. Though Rian had been jaded time in and time out by life, Hydra had not—even with this incident with Rannoch. To her knowledge, he was alive... and healing. As they climbed, Hydra and Rian spoke at intervals; their silence was comfortable, too. Knowing he fret over his brother, Hydra, as they descended the steep cliffs she had climbed up to get here, thought to say: she doesn't have much faith in herself, but she healed one of my packmates who had been struck by a bear. I think he will be okay, she said. Hydra hated to see those she liked worry (not caring for strangers, and all), but she hated especially to see Rian worry. 

To distract him, as she expertly bounded downward a couple of steps, she asked: how have you been? He looked well, she thought. Rian was terribly handsome, and Hydra felt, for the first time, uncertain. He made her stomach feel as though there were dozens of things about to take flight. Hydra was a confident warrior, but when it came to guys... guys she fancied (of which there was one, not that she was even aware of her feelings for the male before her), she hadn't the slightest idea of what the heck to do. The sure-footed woman found herself literally stumbling on the face of a rock she'd never have tripped over if she wasn't so darn distracted by tall, tawny, and handsome walking so near to her. Bashfully, she looked back to him, whoops, ugh.