Dragoncrest Cliffs burning tattoos

val had been struck with unusual melancholy since thibault's departure. there were new lives to tend to, and so he kept busy keeping both @Mireille and @Chacal's caches at capacity -- but even then, all that solitary time let his mind wander.

occasionally he saw cayetano and @Kheviel around bluepeace. once or twice, he saw the furtive form of sobeille or occasionally @Saint -- but by and large, he remained solitary.

there was a scent he'd noticed since his return. it was established enough he needn't worry, but today as he finished patrols by the cliffs he spotted her silhouette haloed by the expansive blue of the sea below.

it's beautiful, isn't it? he offered with a friendly wag of his tail, coming to rest besides judith with a look that could be called both fond and forlorn. this was a favorite spot of my adoptive mothers, rosalyn and erzulie. they spent a lot of time here.