Ooh I like the Kappa idea best. Imagine if Nano had just become friends with MerNiles and one day this half roar-half hoot sound just echoes through the entire forest and this EXTREMELY MAJESTIC AND OH SO GREAT THAT AN ANGELIC CHOIR SOUNDS gryphon lands near the lake (on sight) and the leaves just flutter around all majestically for a second and Niles just "Oh look the empress of the forest finaly came back" and Nano's just "whOAHAHA OOH BOY"
oh my god nilesy the fuckin sass on u
he’s hella aware that lom could very very easily kill him but he still sasses her in a knowing playful way bc that’s just how their relationship is
"oh look who’s come back, took you long enough, what were you doing? laying on your mountain like the bloody queen of sheba?" and she gives him a look and tells him to shut up but she’s totally smiling
and then there’s just this tiny kappa girl hiding behind him with HUGE DARK GLISTENY EYES staring at her
















