She did not start at Derek's sudden presence, though her dulled senses had completely hidden him from her notice until he was next to her, speaking, looking a little bit grumpy. Hild neither understood this nor cared to understand it. She was too happy that he was there.

"All time is good," Hild said with a sigh. "Everything here.. is very good."

Grinning, she looped her outstretched arms around his neck and half-jumped, half-swung herself to the other side of him. Her weight was nothing to him, but especially so now when she was sure she was floating.