Sun Mote Copse caught in a river of rockers and dreams

When she saw the wolf standing on the borders, Towhee stopped and stared. For half a heartbeat, she thought she might be seeing Elwood or Finley, no matter how impossible. Then she took note of the missing tail and her mind went blank as her heart dropped into her stomach. Despite logic, reason and the passage of time, the brief mistaken identity sent her heart reeling as the reality of her godparents' death was forced upon her for the the first time in a long while.

She steadied herself with a breath and approached, a flat, "Cinder?" tumbling from her lips. It was good to see him after so long, although Towhee's feelings were still catching up to the situation. She did manage a small smile and a curious cock of her head. "Where have you been all this time?"