Dragoncrest Cliffs The Sea Spared Me

He answered cavalierly, which sufficed for Haunt. As the kids continued to snare his attention, she backed off a few paces, then retreated even further when Erzulie arrived. Her heart leaped into her throat, though Haunt quickly realized she wasn't going to be able to steal the leaders' attention just now, nor should she. This was Njord's moment.

"Their da'"? the yearling caught herself repeating in her head, brows raising. She tried to avoid thinking too much about the nature of the leaders' relationship, though Haunt did at least know about procreation. Njord must've sired their children. Haunt's lips parted, momentarily forgetting all about her dreams as she pondered how exactly they had made that work...

She jumped a little when Njord cried her name. Haunt laughed nervously, realizing just how on edge she felt. If this really was a reunion between father and children, she really ought to make herself scarce to allow them to catch up. She began to slowly back away to give the family space.

"Must've dropped it. I'm gonna go look for it," Haunt said in way of reply to Njord's exclamation, waving her stump and woofing a goodbye as she prepared to pivot and hop-step away.