Raven's Watch and every minute gets longer

He started to nod, as if to say yes, Qilaq.. but just the way she had said it after her jaw literally dropped at him, and the realization that came seconds after when he put the pieces together froze him stock-still. It hit him heavy, and he didn't exactly rein in the wide-eyed gape of his that followed. Lily knew her. Lily..

I... really? He could burst, then, so tired but so overcome, and standing taller on legs that threatened to give and grasping for anything more, just to be sure that the relief was true. His expression wandered, desperate, relieved, overwhelmed, and across a spectrum of much more. All still wound tight in his anxiousness, but.. stars and heavens above, he could finally see some light in this.

Qilaq is here. Qilaq is here. Qilaq is here.

It was all that he had hoped to hear for weeks on end now, and maybe it's for real; she's here, she's safe--at a sanctuary, no less, the one he had just begun to try to convince himself of needing for himself. Suddenly, more starkly than ever before, his aimless days just might have an end in sight. Although her description was brief, it fit well enough for him.. and never would he expect to find a wolf of the same name, hue and all. Yes.. yes, I.. that must be her, he choked, golden eyes welling and voice quivering. I hope it is. I can hardly believe it.. I've had no trails for so long. Is she well? Safe? he sputtered, worry starting to rear up again and him forgetting all about himself he missed her so badly.

Then, trying to scrape together some semblance of composure: Please.. lead the way, I can hunt.. I can.. I don't know, when my ankle's a bit better, anything. He didn't mean to sound so pleading, not when she offered literal sanctuary, but finding her had been the axis on which his days spun and she had finally, hopefully, granted him the way.