Northstar Vale Let myself drift on and on

He had stopped a distance away from her den, out of earshot should the girls be awake and listening to the happenings around them, but close enough if Viskani be required to return to them. He met her easy steps with his own, but his words were laced with uncertainty.

“He will find Pala and bring her home.” He took a pause to get comfortable now that she had joined him, a deep downward stretch and a splay of his front toes until his body followed suit to settle atop the greenery. It helped ease him, his body wound tight from the suspicions he had of her son.

“Come sit with me. Enjoy the sun while we talk.” He patted the ground in front of him as he spoke, an open invitation for her to choose where she rested should she agree. As long as she was comfortable, he was happy.