Cerulean Cape there's your obstacle.

Maia wasn't one to notice subtleties in others as a rule, so she just beamed back as she came closer and finally recognized Penn.  She laughed when he yelled back, shaking her head.  Yeah, well, you try recognizing a tail from a mile away and see how well you do it!  She responded cheerfully, exaggerating without shame.  It was really good to see him.

What are you doing here anyway?!  Did we finally catch up to you?  Last she knew, he and Fennec had been off doing a trip, something she approved of a whole heck of a lot as a traveler herself.  If she'd been there when they left she might have even offered to go along.