Ash munched happily, but then it suddenly froze.
Its wings flared. Its golden eyes glowed with excitement, alert, bright, almost trembling with joy.
Without hesitation, it spun toward the door.
Lucy, quietly watching from the couch, straightened a little, lifting her brows in surprise. She knew Ash's senses weren't normal. Its instincts dwarfed anything human. If it reacted like that.. there was only one possibility. Bruce was near.
Lily felt the shift in the air before she understood it. Her heart leapt, feet already pounding after Ash. "Ashy-boo!! Is Big Brother coming?!"
Ash nodded rapidly, so fast its tiny horns flickered, wings flapping in frantic joy, tail lashing through the air as if it couldn't contain its excitement. Excitement practically sizzled off its small body.
Lily was about to follow it...
But then, Lily suddenly stopped short and turned to her mother, eyes shimmering like wet gemstones. "Mum... can I go outside? Please? I want to welcome him!"
