Morningside Cuesta chalkboard

it was not long before a polite sound alerted her to the presence of another, and mona woke from pleasant daydreams to watch with fond surprise as nunataq approached. "nuna!" she exclaimed, waving her tail in the cool air as she took in the changes that maturity had wrought in the former child.
"it's good to see you," the firebrand chirped, knowing full well that nunataq would not reply, and not minding in the least. she drifted closer to exchange breath with the girl, allow the other to sample the scents upon her pelt while she did the same. mona had expected nunataq and merrick to be together, but there was no trace of the boy upon the yearling's pelt.