Emberwood and through it all, a dying wind of change blew

it didn't take long before the girl flooded him with words and questions that he could barely keep up with. he peered at her with an intent expression on his dark features. the sharp yellow of his gaze lingered on the shimmering silver of her own; they were like pools of mercury. there was a swaying of his tail at his hocks to show that he was just as pleased to see her there, though he did not show it in the same manner that she did.

when her questions had ceased, illidan did what he could to answer them. “i'm doing alright. remember the dragons we talked about? well... we had to fight them because they took one of our members,” he explained to her with a sage nod of his head. “you can join in next time,” illidan then promised with the softest curling of his dark lips. then, he fixed his sights on their surroundings with a curious expression. there was a moment of taking it in before he turned to the silver-cloaked girl and asked, ”do you live near here?”