purple lights

Rather than be frightened at hearing a voice out of the blue, the cobalt and white pup smiled up at him, spouting off some childish nonsense. She wasn't wrong though. He was out here. His mother wouldn't be upset if the pup was with him. It wouldn't be the first time that she'd been in his care and it probably wouldn't be the last.

"Shouldn't you be asleep? What time do pups even sleep?" Quill still peered over the side of the rock ledge, looking down upon the girl. He couldn't believe that one or both of his parents hadn't come looking for her by now. He didn't even see any of his father's dogs lurking about. How had she escaped their notice?

"Speech"