Broken Antler Fen half of my heart

As usual, unless she needed to be, Maia was rarely far. One might have thought it was for Eljay's benefit but really she just still couldn't stand to be gone for long. It was like having him here changed something for her. She wasn't sure when it would fade, if ever, and she wasn't holding her breath. It was honestly just nice to feel like she had a home here.

She was relatively easy to find. When they came upon her she was actually just trying to convince herself to try her luck out in hunting but hadn't quite managed it yet. Them showing up (score!) meant she didn't have to just yet either.

Oh! Hi! Maia beamed, stepping forward to touch her muzzle with brief, glowing affection to Eljay's before turning to the other new guy curiously. Who was this?