Moladion had always been rather beautiful in the springtime, and today was no exception. Wildflowers still dusted the banks of the river, growing in clumps of white and yellow and pink and blue and purple, like little fireworks erupting in a sky of green. Samus had seen many impressive sights, but nothing brought her as much comfort or familiarity as following the river back towards the mountain peaks. It was a journey she'd taken many times before, sometimes by herself or sometimes with others, she had walked this way when she still had yet to grow into her paws and ears, all legs and scruffy black fur. Now, she was a fully-grown woman of eleven years, although her puphood seemed so close behind her that she could grab it. Maybe her body had grown much from that gawky teenager, but her mind? It was still down in the gutter with Samus the yearling.

She cracked a toothy smile to herself. It was then that she noticed a form rising slowly out of the flowers. Samus paused mid-stride, one black paw dangling in the air, the smile hanging on her face for a moment before dropping into a look of bewilderment. She would recognize that little lady from a mile away. Sila! The woman was so damn excited for a moment that she couldn't move, her body seemed stuck in one position, that dumb look of shock still on her face. All at once, Samus seemed to gather herself, the grin returning but this time from ear-to-ear. It was so wide that it almost hurt. At the same time, she pulled her legs underneath her, before exploding into a wild gallop, covering the distance between her love and her with leaps and bounds.

"Sila, Sila, it's me!" Samus yipped as she approached, closing the distance between them rapidly. She felt like she had very little control over her body, her legs felt like noodles and adrenaline pounded in her veins. There was very little time to care about any of that, though, when everything she needed was standing right there! And so when she drew up close to Sila and tried to skid to a stop, she ended up going tail-over-paws instead, her suddenly airborne body heading right for a collision course with the other woman. Samus landed on her back, her long legs kicking up in the air like a tipped beetle. Her mahogany undercoat glittered like dark amber tree sap in the sunlight as she waved her paws around and wriggled around a little in the flowers.

At least it was a soft landing. She raised her neck, trying her best to see Sila through her legs. Damn legs. "Hey, pretty girl, I didn't hurt ya, did I?" Samus waited for a reply, her eyes wide and apologetic. "I jus' couldn't keep myself right-side-up." She rolled over onto her side, toothy grin returned as she tried to catch Sila's gaze. "Ya got me all kinds of turned around, darlin'."