Ouroboros Spine I'd trade it all to taste a drop

just some housekeeping because my characters are all related sorry. All Welcome!

"Boy."

"Old man."

The two, stood on opposite sides of the border, stood staring at each other a moment longer. They were each taking in the subtle and not-so-subtle changes that the intervening months had wrought. Katmai had grown into a man in that time — and Valiant had gotten older.

"I see you still got all your legs," said the younger Morningsider.

"I see you still got a smart mouth," Valiant replied — and, finally, the pair embraced. "It's good to see you, Kat. How've you been?"

The pair sat, and caught up. Katmai was evasive as he spoke of the past few months, not quite willing to own up to all the sighing and star-gazing he'd been doing all on his own. He spoke shyly of @Kinusi, and his vague plans to find somewhere nearby to settle, and even less concrete plans to sweep her off her paws. He even spoke a little of @Leonore, and asked Valiant to be especially kind and patient with her, should he ever cross her path. He asked about Rodyn, who had always been a role model to him, even though they'd not had much or any one-on-one time, and then — with sneaking suspicion — asked if Valiant had any news to share.