Hushed Willows ho-ho lunges for the pie.

More than happy to gloss right on past the subjects that made him sad, her optimistic smile was difficult to disagree with--not that he wanted to! Sure, yeah.. I'd like that, he answered, but his contributions to their stocks for today were enough, and well if they weren't, he'd double up tomorrow. To spend time with family was not an opportunity he ought to snub, and the sanctuary of Elysium was a welcoming place. Not even for a second did he take the time to hesitate over it since how else might he come to know her better, if not now? Even if only for the day, or a few hours.. anything was better than nothing. I actually know a few good trails. We can.. see what we see? And Qilaq shouldn't be far, he said, smiling back softly enough for him.

He could warm up better with a little more time, too, and before he loosed a low howl to let his mate know they would be coming soon to find her most likely, he began to guide their course down routes so familiar to him. Along the way, he was hopeful that Mariposa could take in the scenes--these were the backdrops to a large portion of his youth, and as they traveled, he let the conversation carry so that he may know her more as a sister and deeper insight to his family, and vice versa--him, a brother, something he had not been able to be for quite a long time, so pardon the rust.