Finally leanign back to tippy-tappy on her paws in front of him, tail wagging at limb-breaking speed, Liss listened with wide eyes. Rapt.

You found her! She interjected, echoing him like some holy choir. You found her! Oh Alder, that's amazing! That's wonderful! She was going to jump on him again. Of course you couldn't come by sooner, Liss agreed, grin turned manic with impending tease. She wagged her brows, Bet you two were showing each other just how much you love each other, huh? A remarkably unprincess-like snort followed.

And there was an kind of ringing in her ears which she didn't care to examine, the faintest memory of a soft touch and a secret bower under the willows. It wasn't important. Why isn't she with you! I want to meet her! The play bow again. Liss couldn't decide what to do with herself. You'd think it was her lover that'd confessed, she was so invested. You have to bring her by! Otherwise I might think you made her up! She giggled.

But Alder wasn't done talking. Cut from her train of thought, Liss stared at him. He got silence and stillness for a whole seven seconds — enough for the faintest glimmer of blue to peek it's head out behind her ears before she was, again, jumping right up onto him, An Ade! Alder they're gods! Wolf-gods! I don't know that one, but I'm from the Vale, that's me! And my mother's clan didn't have the only Ade, maybe they found more kin somewhere! Maybe that's why they never came back, their pilgrimage led them to cousins! To an Adevidar, and a Nerio! They've been looking for me all this time, they must have been! Where is he! Did you tell him where I am? What did he say? Tell me exactly! Tell me every word! She whined, yelped, squealed. It was hard to imagine being able to contain so much energy without combusting.