Stone Circle so long

Just after Arlette had seemed a little more optimistic about Nikai leaving, Steph arrived. Nikai grimaced at her, feeling bad for leaving just now but knowing that they needed to, for Alya's sake. But she had promised him they'd return after summer, so for now he was confident that would be what'd happen. I know! Nikai sighed, clearly unhappy with this, too. But he felt that Steph understood better than others here in Easthollow the feeling of wanderlust. And even though Nikai would've chosen to stay now was it his decision alone, he also knew it would have been only a matter of time before his paws would start to itch and having only three of them wouldn't have been enough to keep him in place.

I'll miss you, too. But we're here now - tell me all about your travels! Nikai smiled warmly at Steph, hoping she had some good stories to tell him.