Dragoncrest Cliffs so i'm surrounded

He hadn't made enough of an effort to reach out to Dio and his children, which was a shame, particularly considering Portia's demise. He hadn't known the woman, but after Heda's own cliff-dive, and all these subsequent losses, he was feeling particularly empathetic as of late. He saw the girl from afar and gave her a chuff, trotting over with a warm smile on his face.

Hei, Verx greeted, tail swinging steadily behind him. Mind if I join you? He fell in step beside Opalia, waiting for her assent to continue--or to peel off if she so dissented.

He liked to pretend that he would be okay with the dissent, and usually he would be. But right now, he really needed a fucking friend. And he needed to be better at relating to youths. It was a two-for-one deal right here, at least for him; now it was Opalia's decision to take it or leave it. Emily doesn't even know what the fuck she just typed.