New Sounds & Sights

The trees here were different from the pines he was so used to further north. Instead of being tall, though they still seemed to reach high toward the sky, they were wide and strong. They seemed older somehow, though Bronze wasn't sure what made him think that way. They just seemed old, like they'd been here for as long as the world itself. He thought about that while he stood and spotted Silent, letting out a bark before he got any closer. He hated being snuck up on so he didn't want to do the same to her. As she turned to him his own tail began to sway behind him, slow and steady as he cocked his head to the side. She returned the bark and he very nearly grinned, but his expression softened into something more serious just a moment later.

"Silent," the boy returned her greeting gently. How did he get out the way out here? "I walked," he said simply, not the leas bit sarcastic, just matter-of-factly. "I don't always stay behind the border. I'm older now, you know," Bronze explained patiently. He raised a brow as she drew closer, eventually reclining to his haunches. "I should ask you the same thing. How'd you get here? You don't live here," he teased, his eyes sparkling with amusement, knowing very well that she went wherever she pleased.