Dimitri never even thought about how nervous Alannah must be at the moment. He hadn't grown up in the way most people had, judgement wasn't a massive thing to him. He hadn't even grown up with the same experience most kids would. Most signs stopped, and roads turned to dirt, with very little direction. No homes seemed in the ordinary, they were all pretty large, in fields, some had other buildings in them. Dimitri had never done so much outside of his parent's own farm, he spent much of his childhood inside that plot of land. But little pockets of memories played in his head when he was sent to fetch or deliver something, he knew these old roads. He'd learned to drive on them, which turned out to be worlds easier than driving in real traffic. The people that were outside watched, from their homes, some even waved, they knew the truck, after all.<br/><br/>The farm, in particular, was some ways down the road, not nearly as close to other buildings as other buildings had been. What normally should have stuck out to Dimitri as peculiar didn't mean a thing to him, it was just how and where he was raised. When he finally pulled into the yard, he was next to another old truck, colored white. He opened his door, and was out almost immediately. Gradually, he'd been getting more and more excited, it wasn't until now that he realized just how excited he was. Save for Alannah, his parents were the only two to ever look after him. Them and the horses. The second he stepped out, he wanted to start pointing out the views to Alannah.<br/><br/>The plot of land was tree free, but surrounded by trees once the plot was done. His eyes darted towards the crops, they were still green, harvest wasn't going to happen for some time. Dimitri remembered searching through the fields, looking for sick crops or watering them. Picking off loose greens and gathering compost. Most of his time was spent tending to the crops, watching over them. What should have been wincing at long days in the heat brought a smile to his face.<br/><br/>His eyes averted to the horse pen, his best friends all lived there in a sense. If there was any way to travel before he learned to drive, it was by horse. They seemed so natural to him, which was strange considering his lineage held nothing in the line of horses. Animals just came natural to Dimitri, and while most were sea creatures, his horses were among his favorites. Memories of learning to ride flooded his mind, he'd fallen his very first time and was far too terrified to get back on until his dad played a trick on him. He remembered snow fall touching down, though it was far less in abundance than he'd seen up north. Travelling through snow on horse back was calm to Dimitri.<br/><br/>It was in that moment that Dimitri spotted him. He ignored the tool sheds in the back that he was forbidden to see, and the barn that hadn't ever had any uses that he would go to when he felt like sleeping "outside," and even the house itself. It's calm colors, how big it was despite the few people living there, where he ate his meals. But Dimitri had spotted his dad, for what felt like years, he'd seen him again. His grey hair was short, but his beard showed, his face had wrinkles like you'd expect an old man to have, yet he walked as though his health was in a pretty good prime. He was only so many feet away, and approaching even, with a smile on his face.<br/><br/>Even still, Dimitri couldn't help it. He began running towards him, joy filling ever doubt that could ever be in his mind. Herschel had stopped walking and began laughing, waiting for Dimitri's embrace. It wasn't long until Dimitri wrapped him in a hug, his dad continued to laugh. And a thousand things ran through Dimitri's mind in that specific moment. "Oh, lord, dad." Dimitri said, unable to express his joy to see him again. His dad only laughing in response. "How've the crops been? How has Riley been, behavin' I hope? And farmer ma-" Dimitri paused, looking serious for a moment to his father. "Where's mom? Is she okay?" Dimitri said, the happiness fading from him for that moment. Though, Dimitri's dad had yet to stop laughing, it had Dimitri stuck between happy and afraid.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0080BF">"Dimitri, she's just fine. She's in the house, but I'm sure she'll be out any second."</span>Herschel had said, referring to the unusual noise Dimitri had made in the outburst. Though, all Dimitri had to respond as he let go from clinging to his dad, was to let out a deep sigh of relief. Dimitri's dad glanced over his shoulder, and they both looked towards Alannah.<span style="color: #0080BF">"And you brought company! What's your name, young lady?"</span>He asked. Dimitri only smiled as he looked at Alannah. Questions were still around, now more than ever.<br/><br/>But in this moment in particular, everything was beyond great.