Sure enough, James tracked him down and together they made the trek across the island until they found the cliffs. The visual of Remus sitting there, brooding like a Slytherin, might have been more amusing if he didn't know what the man was sulking about. Sirius kicked a few pebbles out of the way and sat down beside Remus. He didn't fail to notice that, from here, there was a good view of the sky. No palm trees over head – just a darkening horizon where the moon was hung up in plain view.
"Can't skive off important Marauder business," he said by way of greeting. Best to keep the tone light while they could.