When You Reach the Clouds... What Then? [Patrol]

She couldn’t fight the grin that came to her maw with his words, nor did she want to as she nodded. It was unlike her to lack words. “Yes, it is.” She was eager. It had been so long since she had felt a part of something bigger. It certainly wasn’t the same as it had been, but that was a good thing she had decided. The more she looked back, the more she realized how much pressure had been put on her. She’d been going through life carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders rather than making her own choices and deciding what she wanted… but now that had changed. All it took was some thinking about it. The question came and her smile turned shy. “Admittedly? Not many… I met little Arne not too long ago, but apart from those who were at the test, everyone seems to have evaded my company. Carlys is convinced I’m scaring them off with all my questions.” It had definitely been one of her failings since her arrival, and she could recognize that and often times her feathered companion had encouraged her to be more active in seeking others out.

She let her nose soak in the scent after he nodded toward it, committing it to memory as he explained whose scent they were. Arne’s mother. The pack was big, and all the scents muddled together when she did cross them in her mind. She hummed softly as she took it in, lacking words as for once she had few questions, following along the wall. She still felt like she should ask something left she be losing out. “What have you been up to since the festival?” They had not had much time to catch up at the test, so it seemed only fitting to ask what he had been up to since the festival.