love will find a way

He didn't pay much mind to the fact that Twig had clearly been bustling about the den; even if he'd stopped to really notice he'd assume she was just busying herself before he got back. Instead he focus was solely on her and just how happy she was to see him, which brightened his already quite joyful mood. His eyes were bright as she greeted him, burying her face into his neck. "I missed you so much," he told her in return.

If he noticed she seemed even more chipper than usual, he made no sign of it. Maybe it wasn't such a surprise that she was, given how long it had been since they'd spent even a night apart. "It went well. I learned that Eulogy and her children are in Ashen now, to the west. No word from anyone else though. And Valhalla was as cordial as expected," he added with a grin, glad to look into her eye properly now. "And how was home without me?"