Now, let us first consider the warrior who - having just vanquished their aggressors through feat of arms - is still riding a high of adrenaline. The kind that allows a quick glance to be processed in the blink of an eye. 

Let us also consider the knight who, upon single-handedly putting two N'yari to flight, would allow herself a moment of indulgence in flourishing her sword to impress the person she'd rescued. It should have been an nice bit of showmanship, the kind that Kalaya, being the sort of knightly tragic that she is, has practiced in front of a mirror once or twice (okay, maybe a lot more). A full spin before being caught and sheathed all in one smooth, perfectly poised and controlled motion.

But then! Let us also consider the [i]woman [/i]who, after having had[i] a bit of a night[/i] (to put it mildly), spots the one person she's had on her mind for most of the night as well as the last ten years.

Of course, I don't know what you mean about pining for lost loves. Kalaya just misses her friend.

Her [i]best [/i]friend.

Her [i]only real[/i] friend.

Needless to say, all that poise and control goes flying away - much in the same way her sword goes cartwheeling off into the grass - the instant she sees that face. The smooth spin she'd started nearly ends in disaster when her feet instinctively propel her forward, catching each other in the process. The outcome is a rather odd drunken stumble that quickly morphs into a full-tilt run at Ven.

Before the fawn can flee, Kalaya is hugging her tight, spinning her around off the ground and laughing true. After a few rotations, enough to thoroughly dizzy-fy a person, she holds Ven at arms length (no mean feat given she's still suspending her off the ground) to look her in the eyes. And if Kalaya's grin is bright enough to light up the night and her cheeks are a little pinked? That's clearly just from happiness.

"Vee! It's really you!" she says, using the old nickname from their childhood as she goes back to hugging the stuffing out of the other woman. "I've missed you so much! How are you? What are you up to? Where have you [i]been [/i]all this time??"