The sun rose, a purple fog clouding the skies. Castitas awoke in her lover's arms- no wait, what? She looked at him, remembering that last night was not a dream. "Oh goodness..." She carefully untangled herself from Markus, not wanting to wake him up to cause him any embarrassment. She went to fill her pouch full of water by the river, noticing a shadow move within the trees. She stops, calling out. "Who's there?" Twigs snap as the figure approaches at a swift pace.
"It's just me..." Whisper announces, stepping from the shadows.
Castitas sighs in relief. "You scared me to death, I thought you were some sort of-"
"Monster?" Whisper raises his eyebrow.
"You are no monster, you spared me and you have returned. You are my friend."
Whisper and his brother were once feared by most creatures but not once had he considered anyone his friends other than his family, his heart was warmed.