The Sunspire boy peeling a fruit

this is bad i had a long day bUT ANYWAY--

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As per usual, and more so now that winter was seemingly waning, she had struck up a presence on the borderlands and sometimes even just beyond them. By the time a strange scent began to make its way to her, she had decided to steal a moment for a quick rest and a bit of lounging. Ame hadn't reached full-on relax by then, so lent her still-keened focus to seeing what she could find out from here.

She watched him from a rocky perch just at the edge of sight, and most likely, he was too busy with the unfamiliar scenery to notice her right away. She observed for a little while as he picked his way along, progress evidently slowed up, and soon, she rose to stand. After a good shake of her coat, she glided his way. The mountain under her feet was just as she knew it would be (a lifetime of mountaineering taught her) so she made quick, easy work of approaching the stranger who had come this far.

Tail lifting, she gave him a good, long, intent look to see what his answer to her presence would be.