"Do you hear that?"

Wander looked down at Sylvia from the branch he was sitting. He had been playing a soft tune on his banjo when he heard a faint giggling, interrupting him. Sylvia looked confused. "You mean the giggling? Then yes," she replied, going back to what she had been doing. "Where is that comin' from?" Wander stood up and climbed farther up the tree to look for the source of the giggling.

There was a slight rustling in a nearby bush so he went to investigate. "I'll be right back, Sylvia!" he called down as he jumped down from the tree and walked toward the bush. The giggling got louder the closer he got. He stopped at the rustling bush, the giggling loudly audible. He parted the leaves in the bush to reveal a tiny silver-gray Star Muse, a girl. She stopped giggling and looked up at him. Her cheeks were fluffy. "Oh, hi!" her voice resembled one of a small child. Around her neck was a baby blue scarf with a star pin clipped onto the front.

She stood up and jumped forward, landing only a few inches away from Wander. She was about 3 inches shorter than Wander was without his hat. "I'm Sazzy, what's your name?" she immediately grabbed Wander's hand and shook it quickly. "Folks call me Wander, nice to meet ya Sazzy!"Wander smiled at her. "What brings ya here?"

Sazzy's smile dropped. "Well, I uh... just tryin' to get away from a few things," she replied. Wander hesitated, not wanting her to feel sad or anything. "You wanna come meet my best pal Sylvia?" he asked hopefully, smiling big and wide. Sazzy grinned weakly. "Sure," she replied quietly, rocking back and forth on her feet. "Alright, come on!" Wander dashed off with Sazzy in tow. Wander stopped at the tree he had been resting at before and Sazzy rammed into him, making both of them fall. She got up and backed away a few steps. "Oops! Sorry, Wander."

"'Sal right!" Wander stood up as well and dusted himself off. "Hey, Sylvia, I'm back!" he called out. The azure Zbornak stood up as the two walked toward her. "Who's that?" she immediately asked when she saw Sazzy. "Sylvia, meet Sazzy, Sazzy, meet Sylvia!" Wander introduced the two to each other. Sazzy grabbed Sylvia's hand and shook it with both of hers. "Nice to meet you!"

Sylvia stared at the two standing together. They could have brother and sister if it weren't for the fur color. "Uh... nice to meet you too..." Sylvia muttered. Wander looked up at the sky. "It's gonna get dark real soon, guys," he turns to Sazzy. "Do you have a place to stay Sazzy? If ya'd like to, you could stay with us for tonight!"

He pointed to himself and Sylvia, continuing to do this until he got an answer. "Well my dad might-" Sazzy started, but began to reconsider. "Okay, sure!"

"Okay, great!" Wander exclaimed and hopped onto Sylvia's saddle. He reached out his hand to Sazzy so she could get on with him. She hesitated, looking back and forth between his hand and his face. "It's alright! We won't hurt ya! Right, Sylvia?" Wander assured her. Sylvia just grunted. "Well, alright," Sazzy grabbed onto his hand. He pulled her up and sat her behind him. Sylvia began running almost at top speed. Sazzy squealed and grabbed onto Wander's waist, squeezing him tight. He grinned, looking over his shoulder. "It's alright, Saz!" he promised. "Look, we're almost here anyway!"

Sylvia came to an immediate stop when she reached a small site with a fire ring and four logs placed in a square around it. Wander hopped off of Sylvia and helped Sazzy off as well. The sky had already grown dark and shining stars were beginning to come visible in the sky. "Wow, would ya look at that!" Wander pointed to the sky. Sazzy looked to where his finger was pointing, but all she could see was the stars in the sky. "What?"

"Why, the stars! Don't they look amazing tonight?" Wander smiled, laying down to look at the sky. "They just look like ordinary stars," Sazzy commented, not quite understanding what Wander thought was so interesting about the sky. "What's so special about them?"

"What isn't?" Wander replied, not tearing his eyes away from the night sky. Sazzy looked at him for a moment, admiring his enthusiasm. "Oh! That reminds me," he sat up and looked over to her. "Do you have somethin' to keep ya warm tonight?"

"Not that I know of... Usually every night I'd sleep in my bed at home," Sazzy replied, feeling a little homesick. But she knew she couldn't go back. "You could use mah hat," Wander offered. "I usually use it as a sleeping bag, but you can use it tonight. I can live without it for one night."

His cheeks were blushed. "You don't have to," Sazzy argued. "It's freezin' out here tonight, and I know you're used to a comfy warm bed and all, so I wouldn't want you to not have a cover," Wander protested, setting the hat next to her. Sazzy smiled, grabbing the hat and holding it close to her. "Thanks, Wander. I appreciate it," she thanked him quietly as he curled up into a little ball to preserve body heat and fell asleep on Sylvia's saddle.