Dragoncrest Cliffs on the field

he did not know why he thought anger might meet him.

instead it was as if no time at all had been apart. mir ruffled his head with a paw. calling him names and pulling rank. all of it enough to give him a good laugh for a moment.

scoutin'. was the only way he could think to put it. shrugged his shoulders in boyish nonchalance. i didn' realize how long it had been. here was a soft cracking of his joke facade.

a look into the guilt that had devoured him.