Foggy Bottom Way inferne

Cornelius took the first watch while Valiria slept. He sat near where she lay, watching for movement in the distance. Although he didn’t expect anything to happen—as they were in a pretty desolate area—he kept his guard up nevertheless.

Unexpectedly, their father howled, and Aquillis joined in—two voices he wasn’t sure he’d ever hear again. Quickly, and just a second or two off of being in tandem with his sister, he jumped to his paws and responded with his eager croon.