Horizon Ridge The Eyes of Another

Although it would make her happy in a moment, this news threw Pied for a loop. "Wait, you're courting this Ariston guy?" she repeated, the effect on her brain not unlike whiplash. "Why didn't you say so...?" In fact, Hawkeye had barely mentioned him, as if he was nothing but an unfamiliar new recruit. "I mean, I'm happy for you, I think?" she said, trying to wrap her head around it and her companion's abrupt change in attitude about the whole matter.

Deciding not to worry about it, she bobbed her head at the mention of simultaneous litters. "That would be great. I wish we got to choose the timing of that ourselves. But what about this guy? You really didn't mention much about him. Besides being overly bubbly, what's he like?" she pressed, as of yet unaware that she'd actually met this Ariston, alias: Sandy.