Gyrfalcon's Keep she fooled me twice and it's all my fault

she allows him to embrace her, throat tightening at hearing her own name. oh no, don't cry, you're going to make me cry, she says thickly, but she's already crying too. she buries her face in his scruff and breathes in his scent, taking a moment to soak in his presence before she answers him. better now that you're here — where were you, athris? where did you go? i-i looked everywhere. her voice breaks a little with the last word, muffled by her brother's fur.