black eye casts no shadow

Delah

The games of luck our soldiers played
The stones we cut, the songs we made

Delah does indeed appear, though not in her petite and winged body. Instead she is cloaked in black fur with eyes like polished gold. Her tail is not nearly as long and sturdy as Amalia's, but they are of familiar enough builds despite the stark contrasting colours of their pelts.

Why are you here. Delah asks all but tonelessly, but there is curiosity present in the bond as well. She doesn't linger with formalities, and if Amalia is surprised by this then so much the worse for their fledgling relationship.