the setting sun will be our guide

With the meeting concluded, Paarthurnax rose to her nimble paws. She kept her gaze focused on Shadow, who approached her to nudge his muzzle against her cheek briefly, and continued to follow him with her copper stare as he retreated into the woodland.

She turned back to her pack-mates then, a faint smoke brightening her sharp alabaster features, and dropped her head in a silent farewell. Paarthurnax jogged away from the scene, her tail swishing contently at her rear as she followed her sterling leader's trail into the forest with the intent of catching up to him.