I'm back

Asla had been storing salted meat, hanging the strips of seasoned flesh from the ceiling of the deeply dug kill den. When a call came requesting her presence, it took her a moment to clean things up before she could make her way towards the falls. The pathway of snow would help cleanse the blood away from her paws and they would be back to their grey and white shine by the time the blonde woman arrived.

A smile curled upon Asla's face as Kotori came into sight. "Hello, little brother," the woman spoke before pulling him into an embrace. Yeah, she'd become a hugger. Blame being a mom or something, okay? After a moment, she released him and seated herself on the snow, tail curling around her hip.

Purple eyes looked behind him, blatantly searching. She didn't see Ochitsuki. Had things not worked out? "Tell me everything," If the koi fae had rejected him, Asla would comfort him. If not, she would congratulate him.

"Aslatiel Indarra"