Shinko gasped, running over to hug Marie. “Marie! It’s been a long time!
Oh! Sorry…” She quickly let go with a sheepish smile, keeping her hands
behind her back. “You said you got lost? Where are you trying to get
to?”

Marie gave an awkward pat as she was hugged, already feeling warmer from the heat inside the house.

“No, it’s fine,” she smiled, weakly. “We were on our way to Duckburg. You know where that is?”

She leaned in a little as she asked that, eyes widened slightly.