Greatwater Lake she is dash

So I got some strong déjà vu while writing this post! :o

It seemed he had one in mind already. When he shared it, a smile flickered over Junior's hungry face. Although she didn't quite understand how Mercury could be shortened into Mercy (a hard C versus a soft C), she kept that thought to herself.

"I like it," she said, then added an emphatic, "Mercury." It felt strange to call him something other than Ein but she would respect his wish, of course. It was his name, after all. "Anything named after travel is cool in my books." Her tail waved.

"Speaking of which, my travels are about to come to an end for a while. I've gotta start heading to the plateau. And you need to turn around and go home to talk to Ragnar," Junior said pointedly. "Good luck, Ei — I mean, Mercy. You'll be fine!"

The juvenile gave her foster brother a final nudge of encouragement, then spun and began loping in the direction of the plateau. This was, quite literally, the home stretch. Despite her hunger and exhaustion, she ran as fast as she could. She told herself she was going so fast in an effort to beat the rainstorm she sensed coming but the truth was that Junior suddenly couldn't wait to go home.