How long had it been since her father and sister had gone missing? Far too long in the young osprey girl's opinion. She had cried when her mother had told her, sure she knew she wasn't helping the situation by crying, not helping her mother who tried to stay strong for her and her remaining sister Zelda, but she could not stop herself from being sad. They had left so suddenly, Zeltzin had told the girls they had to go somewhere and that they would return one day, but Scarlett was not so easily convinced. So many questions had ran through the girls mind, many vented to Vortigern, her most dear friend, but there were no answers, at least none offered to her. She had wanted to run after them, to look for them and bring them home but she was far to little to do that. Plus, she needed to be around for her uncles wedding day and also to take care of her cihtli who seemed to grow worse each day, the inevitable truth that the small girl refused to acknowledge grew closer and closer. Slowly, her sadness had turned to anger, and then to a form of acceptance. This is how things were to be, and one day her father and sister would return home.

It was a beautiful winter's day, probably the nicest the forest had seen since winter had started. A call had echoed through the forest, the call of her grandfather beckoning the forest family out to enjoy the day together. It wasn't often they all got together like this, and so it was to be a good day of enjoyment. The small osprey girl woke at the soft sound of her mother's voice, gently pulling her from her dreams. The tiny forest princess felt groggy as her mother licked her atop her head. ”Come on now my precious daughters, I think your grandparents are asking for a visit from us.” Only when the tiny girl registers what had been said does she practically pop up, stretching her body out with eagerness to go. It was amazing to see the creme and brown girl go from completely unconscious to full of energy in three seconds flat. Her slightly larger sister is quick to wake as well, crimson eyes turning to see her sister stretch and yawn away the sleep.

”Oh do you think they will tell us stories?” Zelda chirps, her russet body leaving the den before Scarlett could scurry after her and their mother. "Oh I hope so!" Scar says, her voice a sing song of excitement. Once more does her mother lean down and lick her, cleaning her off and smoothing down her fur for the tiny princess was surely a mess. Scarlett does not complain, and when her mother is done she scurries up to be beside her sister as they moved to their grandparents den. ”Maybe, little girl, only one way to fight out right?” Zeltzin says with a kindness that only a mother could ever muster for her children. A grin erupted from Scar's lips, her tail flailing behind her as she kicked some snow remaining at her sister playfully. Spring would be here soon and they would be one! It was so exciting, it just would have been a better occasion if Midan and Lucero had been around.

”Maybe you should ask your Grandmother how she met Grandfather, it’s quite the nice tale, I told you both how your father and I met.” Zeltzin says, perking Scarlett's ears at attention. Now this was an idea! Of course she knew how her parents had met, only heard it a thousand times and loved to think about meeting a boy of her own (completely unknowing she already had), but never had she heard of how her grandparents had met. When the den came into view, crimson eyes looked over to teal with an eagerness. When Zelda took off, the smaller osprey girl took off after her, both dashing in to the den where the rest of the family awaited. While the russet girl goes straight to their grandmother, the creme and brown girl starts with her uncles, nuzzling them affectionately before making her way to her grandfather and finally her grandmother. She stays before her grandmother, laying down in front of her as her mother squeezes in to say her hellos. Tiny creme paws gently get placed on the old female's own, as crimson eyes stare lovingly at her grandmother, a broad grin on her face and tail wiggling.

Scarlett looks around at her family, so happy that everyone is here together like this. She loved them all more than words could ever describe, an infinite. She looks to her grandmother once more, practically wiggling with energy. "Cihtli, please please please tell us how you met Colli," she asks, pleading and knowing her sister will be right with her in the puppy dog eyes. Both of them loved stories and this was one they really wanted to hear.