Verdigris Ravine nuff of this nonsense

There was a familiar scent on the wind.

Candle, who had all but forgotten what it was like to find comfort in something familiar, followed it at once. She darted through the ravine with single-minded purpose. She did not know who she would find, but did it matter? It was a piece of home, here!

She found Kazakir, and exploded into a string of high, excited barks. Candle ran to him — ran into him if he wasn't quick enough to get out of the way, and began to smother him in quick kisses and nips. She didn't even consider that he might not recognize her.