The Heartwood Don't you think 'bout me enough?

An overwhelming feeling nearly caved her chest in as soon as she heard her name being called from afar -- Sol was near! He returned to her! The ebony woman turned to find the male nearby and immediately bolted towards him, wrapping her arms forelimbs around him and nearly knocking the brute back into the snow.

"Solarus! You bastard, why did you leave!?" Her words would've sounded abrasive if it weren't for the series of happy tears that followed, and the spontaneous laughter which flooded the charred forest and carried through the trees.