Ouroboros Spine lxi. you blinded me

So excited had she been to be up and about, the doe had completely missed Aiolos' presence until she heard a splash and glanced up -- yipping in return when sunman called out. Lótë gathered her things and moved them upstream to where the islander fished. 

"I greet you, Aiolos," she murmured in greeting after setting her pelts on the pebbled shores, smiling warmly. She had seen the ginger he-wolf a handful of times since being injured but had missed his company. The strain in their relationship, the awkwardness, seemed to have faded into easy companionship. He was a good father to their children and a good friend to have. 

"I see you've had luck with the fish today," the Nuiruk quipped as her head dipped, gesturing to the brim at his feet. "I imagine fishing is your area of expertise?"