When Leanne was found alive and Reyson finally reunited with another member of the heron tribe– with his own dear sister– he started to smile again. Truly smile, one that contained only joy and love for life. No more did his eyes brim with such bottomless hate, no more what his mouth pulled into frowns or bitter, pained smiles.

Reyson was happy.

To Tibarn, it was as if all the light had suddenly returned to his life after a long darkness. A darkness where he spent days, weeks, and years grasping blindly for the faintest glimmer of some way to ease Reyson’s heavy heart.

The long night was over, at least for a little while, and there was nothing they cared about more. When Reyson smiled, Tibarn would look at him as if he were the most precious and valuable thing in Tellius (and to Tibarn, there was truly no one more important and wonderful).