Ouroboros Spine it's not as if we cry a river, call it rain

There it was — a bubbling energy coursing through the girl from nose to tail, catching across her cheeks, warming her eyes. She tried to hide it but Kigipigak was too intent on witnessing her glee.

It was there, hindered only by an awkward desire to remain civil rather than let the feeling manifest, but he saw enough. Sakhmet's entire being changed when she smiled. Her laughter came next, around a bundle of words, and Kigipigak began to chuckle too. It pinched at his sides but he didn't let that stop him.

Sakhmet would lead the way, telling him whatever she wanted; he could listen to her for hours. Kigipigak would have turned to look on final time over his shoulder in search of Kukutux' pale shape, but he was fully involved in whatever Sakhmet saw fit to share with him now. She was the whole world to him; soon they would be home, and their life together could begin.

Fade here, have another at Blacktail?? :D