As soon as the question left Sage's muzzle, she wasn't sure why she had even bothered to ask it. In reality, the how didn't matter to her. It didn't matter, because what had caused him to somehow end up here wasn't important right now. What was important was he was here. Right here, right now, standing in front of her. There was no way her brain could make this up as some sort of dream. It all seemed far to real, to unbelievable, for her brain to fathom on its own. There was his scent. There was his changed appearance. There was his grown-up voice, and his grown-up size and stature.
There was his movement as he started to pace towards her, moving quicker and quicker with each step until he was sprinting in her direction. There was no feeling of fear, no defensive posture made as Wroth charged her. Sage braced herself, but not for an attack. She braced herself for his tight embrace and both relished and returned the gesture. Her large paws reached out to wrap around Wroth’s body, her wings reaching to latch onto his own. She buried her muzzle into the side of his neck, proving that he was real and authentic. He exclaimed about her being real, and she giggled at his words - not at him - but giggles of sheer giddy joy.
With the embrace between the two siblings lessened, Sage pulled back and used the back of a paw to wipe her cheeks and eyes. She was crying tears of happiness, unable to contain the emotions of joy within. As Wroth spoke and explained what he remembered, how one day he suddenly became a wolf once more from crystal, Sage nodded and smiled as she listened. Her folded ears perked upwards as best as they could. Sure it all sounded crazy, but she believed every single word as he spoke it. When he lifted a paw to point at the crystals on his body, she noted his elongated digits and her smile grew softer and larger. If he wanted to be just like mom and dad, his wish had certainly come true.
”Yes, I do still like gemstones.” She laughed along with him. ”You’re absolutely the most prized gemstone I’ve ever found.” She meant it in earnest, still hardly believing that he was actually here. Sage reached up a paw to gently brush against the crystal he had pointed. Her smile softened into a sad one. ”Mother and Father would be proud to see you, I think. And everyone else.” Sage didn’t immediately answer his prompted questions, not wanting to dampen his joy and excitement. But, she also couldn’t delay long. She didn’t want to worry him if his mind trailed to thoughts of worse-case scenarios and situations. ”I haven’t been here for long. I’m not exactly sure how long it’s been. I haven’t been counting. The rest of the family isn’t here - at least I haven’t found them yet. It could be possible, but I can’t say for certain.” Sage leaned backwards - much like their father used to do - and sat up on her hind legs, her long tail balancing her. ”I’ve missed you so much, brother.”