Duskfire Glacier young right now

At Meerkat's revelation, Veteran fell agape momentarily. He regained his words quickly. "I saw it! I saw the copse with all the sun-motes! They looked like fairies dancing!" His eyes sparkled for a half-beat before he realized how girly that sounded. He tossed a glance over his shoulder quickly, to make sure Ensio and Arius hadn't heard him. 

Redhawk Caldera? "My great aunt Rue lives in Redhawk Caldera," he stated matter-of-factly. He had never met this aunt, but Mom was fond of her. Lane had been excited to reunite with her, that time she went scouting at the end of summer. 

Meerkat mentioned that the mountain would make "a great home," and Veteran just looked at his feet. It was cool and everything, but he didn't want it to be home. This was home.

"Y-yeah," he answered a little shakily. "We saw.. saw a..." He trailed off. Suddenly, tears were welling in his eyes.