Sorry for your loss - it's me

Arne had climbed up over the entrance to the cave that the Stargazers had temporarily laid claim to and sprawled himself out to soak up the sun. Watching Celeste, Oki and Cyanide was a treat in and of itself, but the more he watched them, the more he realised that sort of close connection was something he, himself, had never really experienced. He had thought he had been close with Fortune, but maybe that had all been in his head too. He wasn't getting any younger after all. Maybe it was time he grew up a bit? Tried to... ah, he had no idea.

He barked as he spotted Celeste approaching, his tail thumping against the stone he was sprawled on and sending a small shower of pebbles down to the ground. He enjoyed the freedom the band offered... but maybe that wasn't what he really needed right now?

"speech".