"All right," and Vex smiled slightly. It was a day for baby steps, she decided. First with Kash, now Snow.

"Trinket and I were out on a ramble. It's the best thing for me when life gets to be too much, to go wandering through the wilds... or what passes for wilds." It was an offer, nothing more. She'd leave hugs to the bear, since Snow shied from touch so easily. "Or to breathe and soak in the sun."