Knocking on the gate of the oh-so-familiar base, Emir and Lyra waited for a few moments…
"Emir!"
Only to be met by a flying gate as Kiera rushed at Emir, crashing into him with a hug.
He could've easily avoided her, but he knew that she was better off relaxing now before he dropped the truth bomb on her.
Looking at Lyra's jealous-filled face, he embraced Kiera back, patting her head in the process.
As he gently pulled away from the crying Kiera, he telepathically said:
[Don't kill her when I'm not around, alright?]
Lyra looked to be suppressing a pout from forming on her face.
[I might be jealous, but you know I wouldn't do anything that would harm you.]
Locking his eyes with Kiera, he said:
"I know, I know..."
Answering both Lyra's statement and Kiera's hug.
"Thanks for the lovely welcome."
Kiera let out a chuckle while she wiped her tears.
A nice calming chapter with this one, further establishing the characters and hinting at something greater that would form in the future...