Silver Creek -- i was fuckin' around while you were saving the world

she pauses a beat, one. two. shifting her weight uncomfortably as the moments drag on yet soon enough a long, warbling call falls on her ears.

her own swivel forward as her tail beats against her hocks in anticipation, swirling snow around her feet as she paces, waiting for the mottled woman to reveal herself.

although brienne was unaware of zada's feelings towards her (so fast!) — too blinded by her current heartbreak — she was still eager to see the girl who'd lifted her spirits.

her own name rings through the air and she turns on a dime to see zada, body wagging as she comes forward to lay at zada's feet.

hello, she says as she smiles wide and genuine for possibly the first time since her return.

but she didn't know where to go from here.  they hardly knew each other — what was there to say?  her heart drops back in her stomach.