Long Time No See

She’d spent the early hours of the morning grooming herself. Had she known her dear sister would come along and ruin her hard work so quickly, Iskra may have decided to forgo all that effort. It was all made pointless when her larger – when did she get so big, like, damn – sister came charging over and tackled Iskra who would be sent flying towards the ground and somehow end up on her side, laughing like mad while occasionally spitting out some sand. Her appearance may have gone downhill, but such was not the case for her mood. Holy shit indeed! What an astounding turn on events, from an uneventful boring morning to the thrill of seeing a face she’d missed for longer than she cared to have.
Planting a few enthusiastic kisses on her siblings’ cheek, Iskra was soon distracted from her new position on the ground by the feelings that washed over her entire being. Exploring was fun, seeing new faces was nice, learning from interesting wolves never failed to intrigue, however, there was simply no substitute for the company of family. Still laying in the warm sand, she rolled to an upright position so she could gaze at Artemis to fully appreciate that this was real. As far as she was concerned, Iskra was home now. Maybe not in their old home, not that it mattered where they were. Then the questions came. Sitting up a little taller she’d dutifully answer all her sisters’ queries, ”More like where haven’t I been. Actually, don’t ask that one, I’m sure there’s far too many places,” she chuckled, speaking just a bit quickly and with just the slightest bit of extra emphasis for added dramatic effect, ”In all honesty… Well, I don’t know. I don’t think I have a future as a navigator to say the least! Mostly I was, regrettably a bit lost at times. Maybe most of the time. We can’t know for sure.” Her tone turned sheepish at the end. She hadn’t had a clue as to where she’d been at times, and no amount of trying to chat up the locals had gotten her anywhere. It  was mostly unfriendly loners anyways, they’d been no help and those that tried to give directions were, frankly, awful at it.
Her smile dimmed for a moment as she responded, ”I’m afraid I can’t help there. I mean, I was with them, but at some point we just got separated. Not exactly certain how it happened.” What a downer. Thinking about the whole thing was terribly depressing. It was easier to focus on being glad they were together again at last.
Hopping up to stand, Iskra smirked, returning the headbutt by bumping gently against Artemis’ shoulder, ”Is that a promise?” she responded cheekily, white-tipped tail swishing, fur ruffling in a slight breeze she found quite refreshing. Maybe things were looking up.