Larksong Grotto firestarter

jhala arrived, and her cheeriness buoyed vuk's spirits. a wave of her plume was given the sable woman before vuk dipped closer to lick along jhala's jaw, then stood back to regard her friend fondly. surely they were still affable, despite what had happened? vuk hoped for it to be so. "j-hala!" she exclaimed in her halting way. "y-you l-look w...ell," the patchwork girl managed, before lapsing into a comfortable silence.