Frogspawn Swamp a grin made for war

arcturus could sense all those bubbling questions rolling off of meerkat like a tidal wave, but before she could get a word in, he heard towhee's call punctuate shortly after praimfaya's explanation.

that she was surprised dragomir was looking for her thorned arcturus ever so slightly -- not in any way her fault, but she had inadvertently assumed moonspear was not family. they had all been family, once, and he understood the boy's dedication. "he was worried - the spear was worried." arcturus dipped his head as meerkat sped along, feeling his own presence was likely needed to guide her back.

there was a story here on both sides, his own and praimfaya's -- that was just begging for more information.. but time was short. "i should follow her back. if you know where the copse is, you would be welcome there." he straightened himself out, feeling sorry their meeting might end so soon. "are you well?" she looked more adult now than ever, but arcturus thought he sensed an imperceptible and enormously costly sadness in that silver gaze that had not been there before.