Juniper replied with a warm smile, You've no need to apologize, I could have sought you out first, myself. Kirain has told me about you too. Their ears cupped gently towards the taller wolf, listening intently to Stardust's story.

'To be bound by a name,' Juniper repeated herself as if the words were an affirmation.

Where I was raised, some believed that to give an entity your full name is to give them ownership over you. A name identifies you, so it is not uncommon to have multiple names. Your full name is given only to those whom you trust. It was superstition, and one that Juniper didn't believe in completely, but caution had been drilled into them since puphood. Amusement pulled at the corners of their mouth. Names are funny thing, aren't they? They mean different things to different people. Some names are inherently cruel, and are meant to harm the individual they are given to. On the other paw, I've heard of some folk having horrid sounding names, but it is to make their children unappealing to malicious spirits. An act of love.

Juniper turned from the horizon to face Stardust with an earnest expression. Perhaps the Raven is happy to just be known for what it is. And if it came from the same place as you, perhaps you remind it of home.

Juniper leaned back onto her haunches, eyes returning to the colorful sky. My story isn't all that exciting. I had taken my younger brother hunting. He, the reckless thing that he is, turned it into a high speed chase. I caught myself on the terrain while chasing after him and ended up in the bushes. When I crawled out, the world had changed.

There one moment and gone the next. An all too familiar ache made its home in her chest. How long would it take for the homesickness to lessen?