Mesec’s smile had already been bright, but the warm greeting from Tiamat deepened it further - she moved her muzzle against his when he had been just intending to nudge her shoulder in greeting. Again the affectionate actions of the blue mare surprised him but he took delight in it now - inhaling the now-familiar scent. He wanted to linger there in that moment where they touched but she tucked her head in towards her chest and before either of them could say or do anything else, the thunderous arrival of Mesec’s youngest (and smallest) companion interrupted them.

Lyra had moved with speed and certainly had no care for grace in her excitement to see Tiamat and Nimue again. She yipped delightfully - pride and delight shining in her violet eyes as she got a special greeting from the blue lady. A high-pitched whistle drew their attention to the nearby pool of water and Mesec smiled as Nimue appeared - Tiamat certainly had a companion like no other. “Hello Nimue.” He called out in a gentle voice to the whale and Lyra warbled the same sentiment, leaping and rolling around on the ground - wondering if the pretty whale would be interested in a game.

Mesec’s attention returned to Tiamat when she answered his question - revealing that she too had never been here before. A day spent in her company would have certainly been pleasant anyway, but he enjoyed the idea that they might explore a bit of the Falls together - if she wouldn’t mind his company.

Tiamat’s voice by his side beckoned him to turn his head to look at her, smiling faintly as he answered  “I used to live here, actually... but that was before it was the Hidden Falls and when it was the Windtossed Foothills. When I was just a young colt.” His gaze shifted away - back to the waterfalls and the trees, still trying to see if there was anything that remained - and his voice quieted with the memory, his smile fading as he recalled the reasons that had tugged him out of the herd there. “The mountains here crumbled when the wraiths and their sickness took over Helovia and I haven’t been back here since.” So much had changed for Mesec at that time, the family that he had thought he had became scattered and he had been without direction.

But he caught himself before he could drift away on dark memories and angled his head so he could look at Tiamat, his smile easily returning with her presence. “Were you in Helovia then? When we all had to live in the caves by the Heart?” Just as she was curious about him, he wondered about her as well. Had she been in Helovia back then, had they wandered in those caverns at the same time - not knowing that one day they would be friends? Granted, he had been pulled away from the caves by his mother but there had still been that time when he was a young face among the crowds.