"I... uh..." Aya felt tears welling up in her eyes. What was that about? She blinked them away furiously, knowing that she couldn't succumb to the want to hold him and cry. His tiny purrs fell into her ears as she ran at last causing a few tears to spill. "I missed you too." She didn't know how much time passed but it felt like an eternity when was finally at the camp entrance, breath ragged from her pace.