Swiftcurrent Creek what seemed so blue in the sunlight

Eshe is just as bubbly as he remembered. She lives here, now, and she's their... gardener? That's great, he cracks, giving her a quick nod. I left Mom and Dad, um, not too long ago. Figured it was time to venture out, y'know?
She offers him the promise of fermented fruit, and to that, his eyebrows raise. Damn, he could use that right now. Are you offering? he raises a paw that presses into her shoulder in a friendly punch. You sly dog, you.
The big black-furred man — Arric, he supposed his name was — had already been long gone by the time Slaney noticed. He's not gonna care if I just take a little peek, will he? a mischievous smirk crawls up onto his face, as if he was still the same rowdy little teenager with big teeth and freckles that Eshe had last seen. You lead the way. It's not like I'm here to cause trouble.