Cassiopeia's View love you like the movies

Maia had worried that the timing might just never be right for a trip. She'd waited anxiously for something to happen, and something else to go wrong, but finally it was time. Even if they couldn't be gone long, it felt so good to be out and seeing new places. Outside of the odd hunting trip, Maia couldn't remember the last time she'd left.

It was even better that it had been Eljay's decision. It was amazing still, to her, how far he'd come from the wolf who was afraid to leave the Caldera. She'd loved him then just as much as she did now, of course! But she was so gosh darn lucky. She let him take the lead as she felt the stress of parenting, and everything, slowly begin to unknot from within her chest. Out here they weren't anything but Eljay and Maia.

Are you kidding? I wouldn't miss this for anything! Or, almost anything. Her smile said it all, most likely, but she laughed a little on the last bit. Of course if the kids had needed them to stay, neither of them would have gone! Fortunately they were old enough to spend a bit of time under the careful watch of someone else.

Weaving her steps a bit so she'd bump into him gently, Maia came up alongside, but looking at him was pretty quickly interrupted by the view ahead of him. Oh, wow.... I forgot how pretty it was up here. She added, almost more to herself even than him. The climb had worn her out a little more than her usual walking, but she still felt a playful energy buoying her. Everything was so light right now.