Sindri sprinted at her the second they locked eyes over the mountain, and Bragi's tail began to whip up a gale force storm behind her. Her heart seemed to soar as high as her little owl friend, because Sindri was here! And she was excited to see her!

That nagging anxiety at the back of her mind was swept up and away on the breeze of her tiniest sister skidding to a stop in front of her, Bragi's body bowed to meet her. A wide grin split her face, glee dancing in her ember eyes as she immediately sought to close the distance and pull her into a tight hug.

What are you doing here? She asked, incredulous, as she finally pulled away. I've been trying to find my way back but I couldn't see the ocean and didn't even known where to start looking and what did you roll in? It all came out in a breathless, albeit teasing, ramble as Bragi made a show of wrinkling her nose at whatever pungent aroma was wafting off her.

This was great! There was a million and one questions she wanted to ask her, like, How'd you get an owl? How's everyone doing?? How long have I been gone???