"Good morrow, uncle!" She returned his hug, beaming brightly at the sight of him. "I have missed you- all of you- so very much. Truly, you have no idea." A hunting expedition? She didn't bother to hide the flicker of disappointment in her eyes at being left out. But she knew her place was here. Especially now. Oh, she had so much to tell him...
"Hopefully they will find their quarry," she said as they mounted. "And quickly. It would be lovely to see them both again... How is Dristan? It's been so very long. I sometimes worry I'll forget what you all look like." Pleasant chatter, to cover their exit as they rode out of the gates. She kept talking about nothing just because the excitement of what she wanted to say was about to make her explode. Aksel was going to be so very entertained...