Pretend this is real for a while

vervain "He did say as much," Vai murmured, smirking and shaking her head - she could hear Dev's summary of the event in her head even now. "I hope you showed him how wrong his assumption was. Devrum is an old soul - don't be afraid to challenge his bull-headedness. It'll earn you more respect than anything else." She laughed softly, and nodded as he said he would consider her offer. She left it there for now, though she would check in on him again closer to this LongNight, whatever it was. As long as he had somewhere to go, she'd be happy enough. Besides, she'd need to approach her daughter too, see if she was going to come home for the occasion. Affectionately trying to neaten up his unruly curls, Vai scrambled to her feet as Remi said he should be good for now. "Hm? Of course I can. We can share my furs for today, but perhaps we'll catch a deer or a few rabbits out in the Woodlands while we collect fuel. If we're lucky we can get you some of your own." She needed barely a hint of his suggestion to know where he was going with it. Leaving him with the fur she'd given him, Vai moved to prepare once again to go out into the cold. This time, however, she slung her bow and quiver over her shoulder as well. "If we do it's probably best you wear your wings rather than your mane, though," she said with a wink.