Will We Burn Inside

Thalia wasn't quite sure what she thought of this stranger - though then again, she generally wasn't sure what she thought of anyone outside of her own small bubble. Other wolves were difficult for her to figure out, and the uncertainty always brought her an uncomfortable amount of anxiety. Keeping them at a safe distance - physically, as well as metaphorically - was a safe bet as she tried to figure them out. She had a feeling though that this particular male would be trickier than most for her to come to any firm conclusions on, and he quite quickly proved her right. Though he admitted he hadn't seen much more than this section of the ravine, what really interested her was his second admission.

He was an Abraxas too? Well, well, well.... She didn't know a lot about the family that had strayed from her own group, but given his age - not too far off from her own, it seemed - she had to assume he wasn't someone that had been born into the Empire, but maybe she was wrong. How curious. He went on though, proving her wrong for sure - he'd lived in Risen as well? Perhaps it had been before she was born. "Yes, Malleus was our leader," she admitted carefully. "His son, Eligos, rules Aerie now." What more did he remember, she wondered? Life before she'd been born... her interest was piqued too, though she was cautious in admitting just how much. "You must've left the Empire when you were quite young?"