Broken Boulder this sadness in our hearts is kinda killing me

The boy scented her before he heard her, and his stomach immediately flipped over.
Korei. He greeted softly, pausing a moment to turn his head and answer her. I'm digging a cache. Want to help me?
Alarian turned back to digging, then, without waiting for a response. He was going to get this cache finished before anything else-- if she wanted to play or explore, she could wait. Irritation flashed through him as he remembered that Lennon would have stopped to play. He didn't want to think about Lennon. The boy began to dig faster, a little more aggressive in his movements now.