Blacktail Deer Plateau i was lightning, before the thunder

Although he would've liked to run full-tilt toward the much-awaited call, Grayday could now move only very slowly through the trees. He was still learning to navigate with only one eye, and the pain was still rather unbearable if he jostled his head too much. Still, he knew this area well, and made it to the borders in good time. The leader came through the trees with his head held high, his ears pushed forward in unguarded joy as he set eyes on the three - all of them, safe and sound.

"I missed you," he said, going first to Dawn, but eventually moving to press kisses to Adi and Pema's faces as well. He paused when he got to the kid standing with them, his head cocking to the side. "Who's this?" he asked curiously.