Broken Antler Fen Home Once Again

Someone did, in fact, come to greet her: her daughter mate, Aduin. She'd never had a one-on-one talk with him, and only actually knew what he was like through Brandy. He gave her a friendly nudge, and a smile graced her pretty features. The boy actually closer to her age, she knew, but its not like it really mattered: They'd already gone over that he'd better treat her right. 
          "I went around the mountains, Aduin! Have I been missed this past week?"
In reality, she was asking if Sebastian was cross with her for leaving: surely his brother would know?