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The snow around her vanished, the change in atmosphere marking the change in their encounter. Now they were aware of each other and Caedwyn gazed intently at her as she looked back. His eyes remained locked on her as she started toward him, first slowly then faster, until she was running full speed at him. He wasn’t sure exactly what her intent was as he watched her charging up toward him. He didn’t hear her say anything before she’d closed the distance between them. Was this a friend coming near? Or had the many months since they’d last met changed something between them? For half a second he tensed, unsure if he should be preparing to dodge a blow from her. But that wasn’t the Enya he knew. Hell, if she was angry with him, he knew she would have at least called out an insult before coming over. No. This was his friend. And at last when she got to him, the panic in him subsided as she pushed into him not with ill-intent but instead in an embrace. He was a bit surprised though. He couldn’t recall a time she had ever greeted him so warmly. But he didn’t care. The moment he felt her touch, all the fear of uncertainty melted away and he felt all the tension that had been building in his body release. A soft breath left his mouth as he pushed his neck back against her. He placed his head over the back of her neck, pushing his head into the thick fur of his neck and his eyes closed. Instead of his mind overthinking this moment, for once he was able to finally feel a piece of home. A peace of home. Finally he lifted his head away from her, leaning back so he could look into her face. “It’s been awhile, Enya,” he said lightly, with a small hint of a joking tone. A smile began to curl his lips and before he knew it he was laughing. There wasn’t really anything funny about the situation but all of these emotions had his heart and stomach all twisted. He had finally found someone! And it was Enya of all wolves. Tsillah must have had a sense of humor after all, and with everything going on, he couldn’t help but laugh. Here he was wandering around this god-forsaken ass-backwards strange land and Enya appeared right in front of him! “Are you, uh, I mean… what are you doing out here?” his words fumbled, pouring out quickly in an almost stutter. He had so many questions to ask and they all started to come out at once. Had she been living out here? Was she living with a new pack? Was she following him? Well that one didn’t seem likely. She had left Vrolga well before him. “I …” he paused, laughing a bit nervously. Why the fuck was he nervous!? It was embarrassing. He couldn’t even get out a proper greeting! “You look well,” he managed to choke out quickly, taking a breath and finally giving a chance for her to speak. |
A Mysterious Place