Northstar Vale Reviens-moi, mon Petit Agneau

Tousaint was not spared a glance as he approached, her mind preoccupied. "No troubles, so I suppose so. I had to return early however - Chesley returned with his brother." She responded, eyes briefly tearing away from the mountains to glance at the boy.

"He did not arrive with my younger son, however. I'm waiting for him." Viskani did not speak of her worries, yet it was clear purely from the look in her eyes. Usually her troubles could be washed away with some preoccupation, but this was not something that she could simply choose not to think about.

He was no longer a puppy, but he was not a man either. He was a boy - a boy who in her mind was not yet ready to be on his own. Chae was never meant to be on his own. She should have brought him with her, she told herself - Chesley and Chaudry could handle themselves, Chae still needed guidance.