Dawnlark Plains victory

Leto grins, hopping through the snow to meet Bushtit with a flurry of shameless sniffs and wags. I'm taking a trip! Was all she told him, choosing not to divulge the full drama of her son's health scare, his later apprenticeship, and her new independence. You've gotten so big! And so good looking.

Giving him a momentary break from her fussing, she looks to the stranger. Hello! Are you a friend as well? She decides to call out. Maybe they came along with Bushtit, or maybe they had happened upon them; it didn't matter to Leto as long as it was a peaceful meeting.

She stores away her curiosities for later. There will be a better time to speak to Bushtit about more private matters.