Bearclaw Valley mercury in retrograde

with her knight placated, she turned her attention back to her brother.  oh, how she wanted him to stay!  he seemed much more cultured than she was.  

she eyed him over, pushing her nose into the thick depths of his fur.  he was big!  much bigger than her.  and dark, with long fur.  when she'd seen him last they were both scarcely pups.

they had so much catching up to do.  but how to articulate that she wanted him here?