Dawnlark Plains Where the heart is

a voice behind him drew him to a halt, and he turned, a smile blooming over his face as he realized it was sunny. he moved to butt his head against the young man's shoulder but stopped himself mid-move, not knowing the extent of what dawn had told him or how their relationship stood now. instead, aditya pulled back, a little gingerly, gazing at sunny warmly.

"i missed seeing you around," he said, voice a rumble in his throat. "how were your travels?" there was a look to sunny that suggested the boy had done some much-needed soul-searching, that the time away was just what he had needed. he had been so distraught over grayday's death--with reason--and now it was time to heal and grow from it. aditya thought, by his appearance, that sunny had more than a fighting chance to do so.