Time away from Scarter had led to Kaj's forgetful mind well...forgetting. Never did important things slip, but small details like how...strange Scarter acted towards him vanished as easily as the mist of his home beneath sunlight. Even now she leaned like a supple willow branch in a light breeze, eyes fluttering with the beats of a thousand butterfly wings. Kaj didn't understand her, but no unkind words crept from her maw and so he greeted her amicably. Tail flicked easily, mane falling in waves as a serpentine smile spread delicately over her visage. Seeing no need to answer her affirmation of fine travel, he instead smiled proudly at the expanse of trees and mystical flickers that beheld her. Yes, his home was beautiful, and with the new badge sewn invisibly to his shoulder Kaj could say with even more strength in his hear that the Edge would be the only home for him for the rest of his life. "I am pleased you think that, Scarter. The World's Edge certainly has a beauty many can be drawn to." Were he candid and of a more verbal persuasion he would relinquish the fact that he would never agree with any soul, mortal or otherwise, that any other place was as grand and majestic as the Edge.

Silent appearance of Mirage no longer startled him, and with a calm gaze he turned his crown to look down upon her form. Soft brush of crushed velvet swept over one war-hardened shoulder, and the greeting in her eyes was reflected in his own soft blues. The sun and her faithful sky, how fitting. "It lifts my heart to see you well, Lady Mirage," he murmured. They were words meant only for her ears, regardless of whether Scarter heard them or not. Respect always flowed in his smooth deep tone, but there was a kinship that spoke of familial adoration when he spoke to her that did not reside in his speech when conversing with Scarter. Mirage was a fine leader, and an even grander being. There was little she could do in his eyes to make him hate her or want for freedom from her side.

Scarter spoke then, and the intensity he always held when speaking to others and giving them his attention shattered. Respectfully he returned to the present, golden ears flickering idly. Wing dropped lower on the side Mirage stood on, both out of comfort in her presence and to allow her movement should she desire it. Scarter's greeting was well enough, though Kaj believed a bit more in formality and would never have introduced himself in such a way. Not that he would press his own morals and directions upon the dame, of course. However the wink that followed made the ear facing Mirage swivel out towards her. Again with that blasted wink! What did it mean?! Once he was certain Scarter's eyes were on Mirage once more, he cast her a helplessly confused look. Did she understand? Was this yet another thing Helovians did to express friendship? He hid nothing of his silent inquiries from his gaze as it valiantly tried to procure results from Mirage's. But he found that Scarter was not understanding just who this was, and decided to rectify it the best he could. "This is Mirage the Dragon Heart, Queen and WeyrLeader of the Edge." Such a bold title to a mare with an even bolder heart, but he was not trying to impress Scarter with names that had given Mirage fame. No, Mirage could show the beautiful femme just how powerful she was on her own terms. Kaj would not sing a tune that did not fit her perfectly.