Blacktail Deer Plateau wild country

Dante seemed open to her company, so she threw him a bright smile and moved to stand beside him, ready to go. As they set off along the borders, he spoke to her, his deep timbre making her ears twitch pleasantly. Osprey couldn't stop shooting sidelong glances at him. His fur shone and shimmered like satin in the moonlight. His eyes were like glowing pearls. Everything about him drew her eye.

When he asked her about other trades, Junior blinked and swallowed. "Uh," she said before finally managing to clear the dreamy clouds from her brain. "I'm studying to be an Outrider too," she told him, the excitement picking up in her tone with each word that fell from her lips. "I like exploring and carrying messages." She was about to tell him that was all, yet in a split second effort to win his favor, she added, "Maybe I could study to be a Warden too, if you can be a Warrior and a Warden at the same time?"

Honestly, Junior wasn't interested in becoming a Warden. That was more up Pura's alley. But if it might impress Dante... and if perhaps she could spend time with him... if he would personally instruct her... then it might be a worthwhile pursuit, wouldn't it?