Echos

Hesitant as she had been at first, there was no denying that coming home was exactly what she needed. Her needs fit neatly within these walls, a place she had never visited before but knew all the same. There were some things so quintessentially Faelyn that were hard to miss. It was the parts of him he left where he went, bearing little meaning to anyone save for the ones who knew him best. 

She smiled was relief coloring her expression, as he greeted her. After that she wasted little time and crossed the space between them, launching into a tight hug, lips lifting to press a chaste kiss to his cheek before she hooked her chin over his shoulder. Father She answered in turn. And when they parted after several moments of silence, her head cocked sideways. I'm older than some of the trees in this glade, you know. You don't have to fuss over- are those elderberry cream pasties? She gasped, her eyes catching the spread of food over the table. Maybe she did need fussing over after all. 

With her eyes bright she reached for one of the finely arranged pasties and smiled like she was looking at a lover. Is he? She chirped excitedly, at the same time she bit down on the treat. I can't wai- She'd never be able to finish a sentence at this rate. Mid-chew was when Cian appeared where she had moments earlier, looking valiant as always and smelling of the brimstone that permeated these lands like a sickness. Aethra nearly choked on her favorite food until she remembered to chew first, exclaim later. 

She'd never chewed anything quicker. Setting the rest down on the table, she broke out into a run towards the warden. Da! She was sobbing with glee by the time she launched at him, blatantly ignoring his comment about said hug. If he accepted her into his arms, she would wrap her arms around his neck and leap off the ground in the hopes he would reciprocate like he used to. Her next words were muffled by emotion but sentiments of i missed you and i love you were tossed around liberally in their native tongue.