It was then Luna took notice of her empty paw, and corrected her posture accordingly - perhaps a little too quickly. She dropped down to all fours, mapping out the journey in her head before she set out. It would be brief, but the size and weight of the stone would complicate things. Wherever Bacchus was headed, she could only hope it was nearby; For his sake.

"I hope your scientist partner is impressed then!" She noted, in good humour of course. "I'll be right back."

She scurried off back into the woods towards her collection, the stone's potential in the leopard's paws all that occupied her mind. Perhaps when he returned with the Gembound he could tell her more about what he'd observed, and how it'd grown - how her stone had become such a capable beast.

Notably, she did not reflect on the encounter much further, or who she might've entrusted with this new, vulnerable life. Perhaps for her better, and to the Turquoise's definite detriment.

[exit Luna]