Moonsong Glacier lost in your current like a priceless wine

Barbatos pulled Ariadne into a compassionate hug, and she felt the world melt away as she breathed in his scent. He smelled of life—of the sea and land—and she took him in with a sigh.

"Your sistraa is with you, always. In water, in earth, in air, in ice, and in you," he said, and tears began to gather in the corner of her eyes. She pushed her face into the downy furs of his chest—just to escape for a few moments!—and reached to hold his paw with hers. It is so difficult, she rasped. But I must find peace because she hunts in the land of the dancing lights—that her journey there was safe and uneventful... ... but it's so hard! her tone indicated between the lines.

Their conversation continued for quite some time, until it was time for Barbatos to return home. Ariadne sent him home with a meal; it was a nice day, despite the heavier subject matter.