Space had been what I needed, but with the the heat of summer retreating and fall bringing the cooler weather with it, I could not stay away from my home any longer. And it had become home. My dark nose stuck out against my plain colored face, as I lifted my head, simply taking in the scent that I had missed. Eyes closed, a smile crossed my face. I looked deceptively peaceful.

I couldn’t stand it any longer. I was home! In an instant, I was bounding over the terrain, jumping over invisible puddles, white tail high in the air behind me, unable to contain my joy.

But something is not right. I am alone. I pause in my jaunt, my stopping as sudden as my sprinting about had been. I look around, but I see no sign of Taika or Edrick. They had to still be here. They couldn’t have left, not after everything that had happened this past winter. Golden eyes keep scanning the trees, hoping for the flash of color that was one of my friends. It was in these woods that I had first met Taika, where I had first learned of fairies.

I had not found any fairies in my journies. In fact, all the travels I had taken outside of these lands had been in places without joy, without magic. But in these lands, there was magic. My eyes sparkled as I looked around, heard the trees whispering to me.

Unable to wait and simply hope, I threw my head back, a single howl leaving my mouth. Someone would hear, hopefully. Maybe Taika, maybe Edrick, maybe someone new! I should sit to be less of a threat to anyone new, but I simply can’t contain my energy. I keep spinning in circles, looking behind me, hoping for a friendly face.