Broken Boulder Through The Tulips!

"Erm, yeah, sorry," Lily apologized awkwardly, seeing the glare Korei sent her way and feeling bad. She wouldn't have cracked the joke if she knew how much her friend cared about the stars and all their names. The moment seemed to have been forgotten, though, when Korei grew excited over a rock nearby, and dashed toward it.

With a rueful smile, Lily rose to her feet and trotted over, hopping up onto the boulder and peering up at the sky. "You're right," she remarked, smiling. The sky did seem even more expansive than before, up here, and she caught sight of some stars that had been lost behind the tops of trees or below the horizon.

It was quite beautiful here--not as much as it had been on the mountain, she thought sadly, but not too bad, considering. She just wished that they were as tight-knit as they were before, to enjoy it all. She looked over at Korei, her face growing sad.

"Do you know what's going on with Alarian and Lennon?" Lily asked, tilting her head in inquiry. She figured the white-pelted girl, being closer to the pair, would know more than she did. "They're not around often, and when they are, they seem. . .off."