Dragoncrest Cliffs partita

The stranger looked friendly, and there was something about him that seemed familiar. She sniffed tentatively, wanting to get closer so she could investigate him further but she remained where she was behind Étienne. Her brother blocked her from view easily, though as he spoke, Suzu tilted her head just slightly to the side, so she could see a bit of the visitor past Etienne’s hip.

”Maman?” Suzu murmured, casting a look down the beach. Chacal had been summoned and she thought she could see the dark figure approaching in the distance. But the man with the gentle voice went on, and she knew Maman would be with them shortly. 

Like Étienne, Suzu too reacted with shock when both her brothers’ names were spoken. She gasped, and nodded at her brother with her mouth still hanging open before she let out a high-pitched, excited squeal that turned into a joyous howl. 

Étienne charged the man with questions but Suzu dashed off toward the dark figure who was still far off, but could be distinguished by the girl who knew her mother’s silhouette in an instant. ”Maman!!! Maman!! Vite!!!! Vite!!!” She pleaded as she bounded toward her mother.