Kai let herself be pulled to the other shifter, her eyes closing as the familiar arms wrapped around her, holding her close. Not that they hadn't been before, like outside the cave, but this time...this was different yet the same as it had been before Warren hid in his own mind. It was weird to say, well think, that she's missed it so much, missed him so much. But she had.<br/><br/>When the embrace was broken and he touched her face, a faint smile touched Kai's lips. She leaned into the touch, more tears falling as she did so.<br/><br/>"You're not dreaming, love. I'm here and so are you," she said, her hand covering his. "You are here aren't you? You're not hiding anymore? Please tell me this is you."<br/><br/>She didn't want to get her hopes up too much, especially if it wasn't his human side. But in that moment it was hard not to. A couple days didn't seem like much, but knowing that he'd hidden from everything, including her, it made those two days seem much longer to Kai. She had to hope that he'd come back to her, because if he hadn't...she'd be lost too...