If there's one thing Heiji loved, honestly, it was compliments. When Stiles started making impressed noises (oh my god), he might as well have started preening. Totally worth it.

Heiji knelt down a bit to help Stiles climb up. What are friends for, right? Best of all, his fur was as fluffy and soft as before. "Yeah? Me, too! I don't get to show folks around every day... but when I do, it's a real treat. Hold on tight, alright?"

Once Stiles was safely secured, he'd leap up along the tree branches toward the forest's edge. As they ascended, the thick blanket of emerald leaves cleared, revealing a wash of warm twilight. This was sunset in the Other Realm, a time of growing quiet and the barest hint of loneliness. There were several directions they could head in: there was a small town, what looked like a lake, and of course there was the rest of the forest.

"So where to?"