Dragoncrest Cliffs ∷ x̂uux̂

— the sight of him was almost too much to bear, as if the long miles had been some cruel trick, a punishment carved into his bones. taktu had begun to think he might not ever see his lodgebrother again.

his paws shift over stone and cold sand and taktunir blinks in disbelief upon the old, familiar sight of the wolf. had time turned them into strangers? but no. it could not possibly have. afterall, it really had not been that long!

but over some miles, during some long and cold nights, it felt like eternity.

kanuux and taktunir had been raised together. they had hunted together. when taktunir doubted in himself, kanuux had been there to speak truth into him.

i did, brother. taktu murmurs, raising a paw to press--hesitantly--to the chest of kanuux. and i would again. where else would i go?