for hisownjustice

[delightly]

[ these past few weeks have been very peaceful in ilyccia - especially here, in halure. estelle hums to herself, enjoying the quiet as she watches the blossoms fall from the tree. she's been granted a week's worth of vacation from her tasks in the castle, and she intends on spending it in her new home - a place she hasn't been in for a few months, now.

odd. has she been gone for so long...? she's never even realized it.

nonetheless, the people have been very kind in keeping it tidy for her; she didn't ask them to, and yet they did - and for that, estelle will be forever grateful.

she sighs. perhaps she ought to include a trip to dahngrest in her schedule, just to check how her friends have been faring. she misses them so very terribly. perhaps she ought to leave by tomorrow or the day after that, if she intends to return to zaphias on time. but maybe, just maybe, she can ask ioder for a few days' extension...?

enough of that, for now. estelle looks down at the opened notebook on her lap. for now she intends to get some writing done, and then she can worry about her schedule. ]

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[hisownjustice]

[Yuri, meanwhile, has been just as busy in those months, running here and there on guild business. And as it turns out, it's Estelle's luck that she won't have to get to Dahngrest in order to find him, at least. Without having known her schedule in advance, she's about the last person he expects to find sitting by the tree.

As absorbed as she is in her writing project, she'll miss the look of surprise, and the quiet smile that follows it. He takes a few steps closer, closing the distance.]

Busy with a story?

[delightly]

[ estelle looks up from her notebook so fast she thinks she saw stars for a moment, there. she hasn't heard yuri's voice - or any of her friends' voices for that matter - for quite some time now, but there's no mistaking it. there's no mistaking him. ]

Y-Yuri? [ she blinks at him; a part of her knows it's him and yet another part of her can't quite believe it's-- ] Yuri! [ and her notebook flops down to the ground as she shoots up from her seat to envelop him in a warm hug. ] Oh my gosh, is it really you, Yuri? Yuri!

[ for some reason she can't stop saying his name. perhaps it's proof how much she's missed him - a thought known to her, but not often acknowledged. ]

[hisownjustice]

[Give him a second to be stunned by the enthusiasm of that hug--and to chuckle at the constant repetition of his name--before he manages to put his arms around her, too.]

It's me, alright. Is it really that hard to believe I'd be in Halure?

[delightly]

[ she draws away from him but keeps her hold on the sides of his shirt. there's a smidge of embarrassment tainting her features now. ] No, of course not. I just find it amazing that you're here while I'm here as well. What a stroke of luck! I was thinking of visiting all of you in Dahngrest.