Imperfections

His words had her smiling, pressing her gently to his neck. She did love the positivity, and the drive it showed."I'm sure that you will surpass expectations, especially with a fighting spirit like that." If only everyone had that attitude towards life. It might not be a bad idea to take a page from his book and keep that mindset if and when times got tougher. Maybe if she was a member of Talis longer before the challenge she'd need that strength now, but as it was she remained content knowing Dragon was okay and that they had each other.

Getting comfortable in case the conversation dragged out, which she'd not be surprised by, Iskra settled in and searched for the words to explain things properly. "You know how I mentioned meeting some of them before the challenge?" she began tentatively. "See, I met several of them on my way to Talis, before I joined. One of them, a man named Malleus, served to be pretty entertaining, and I made a sort of deal with him. I said I'd go gather some herbs for him in exchange for a favor of my choosing. I played with the idea of forgetting about it at times once I was busy here with you, but now I fully intend to use it to whatever ends I can. I'm not sure how, but one way wanna use it to my advantage if I can." Did all that make sense? She hoped so.

Continuing with more confidence, Iskra's voice became firmer, "I want to go to Boreas, and see if the other packs have met the Abraxas. If they're more trouble than we know of at present, I need to find out. If you're going to rebuild Talis, we need to know if they're going to continue their conquest or they might seek the new pack out as another target. If the other packs have had significant issues with them, or know of concerning deeds the Abraxas wolves have done, then Dragon, I don't wanna let 'em get away with it unchallenged. I don't know why I care so much, but- well, I guess just seeing a bunch of high and mighty individuals with god complexes getting what they want over and over makes me wanna get in their way." A rueful chuckle escaped her. She really couldn't let well enough alone, could she?

"I'll be back though, or I'll find you wherever you are, and let you know what I find out. I just can't sit idle too long with this in my head. I gotta do something about them if it needs doing. Plus, while I'm in Boreas talking to packs I can at least start gathering herbs for the deal with Malleus. If nothing else, having favors available is never a bad thing."