Neverwinter Forest when the devil came to visit me

sounds good! ^^

yunxu returns vallkyrie's gesture with a dip of his own head before she turns back into the forest. it isn’t much. he knows he owes her a debt for leading him here – and perhaps another for judging her so quickly when they’d first met. not a debt he can rush now, but one he’ll remember.

she vanishes, and for a moment yunxu is unsure what to say. it’s a relief to hear her take up the conversation – she is family, but yunxu doesn’t know her like he knows aimi, taisun, and lifen.

and still, while in any other situation he might find himself uncomfortable, alone with a stranger – huā is no stranger. that doesn’t stop him from startling when she bumps her muzzle against his shoulder, just as he would for aimi – but he recovers quickly and returns the gesture, tail swaying gently against his hind leg.

“thank you,” yunxu returns. “it was...it's good to finally meet you, after all this time. i'd be glad to share any stories you'd like to hear." he smiles. "i'm sure aimi will be as well."