Girls day out

She remained more rigid than he had expected, her form frozen as years of learned behavior held their true. He felt pity for her, but tried to have faith that she could be stronger. Maybe someday she would lose her stutter and she would walk as confidently as Vail did within Abaven’s borders. He still wanted to make her a fake leg, surely with help it would be possible. He nuzzled her softly as he pulled away slightly, enough to look at her features briefly before looking back over at Alma and Basil. He wondered what they thought about their master’s words.

Imperia called out to him from high in the sky, not a danger warning, but and dinner bell. She was getting hungry. His attention was drawn back to Tana, she made sure he knew she was happy in her own words. Rhyme grinned in satisfaction. "Good." He kissed her quickly on the nose. "We should get home though, Imperia is ready for dinner."