it's safe now

Summer gave a pleased smile at Cuan's comment. He had always been very aware of his surroundings with a knack for noticing the minute details, however once upon a time it had been due to paranoia. Now it was simply a habit. It was the way his mind worked; not something he could help even if he tried.

"I wonder where it is that they go," he admitted after a moment, his gaze lifting skyward as though he could see the birds sailing overhead in a V. His father had never taken him all too far South, so he had no knowledge of the sort of ecosystem they lived in during the cold weather months, nor would it ever have occurred to him to realize it likely looked any different from what they were used to in the North. He knew it was warmer wherever they went, but beyond that it didn't much matter to him as it was not likely something he would ever experience himself.

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