Rise Up

The past few hours had been a jumble of energy, pain, and suffering. She'd nearly had Sirius' flesh in her teeth when he'd fallen from the bridge. She was so close to relief, to the catharsis that always seemed to come after they'd spilled each other's blood. Then the idiot had broken through the wood into the water below and Zee couldn't help but think it was a very coincidental way to excuse him from her rage. Of course she had worried for him in the moment, though Resin was a swift rescuer and the dire situation had passed as quickly as it came on. Her healers assured Zee he only needed rest and rest she allowed him, tearing from the den to stomp towards Deathbelle's empire.

While she called and called the Empress did not show her face. The frustration leaked into Zee's howl and demanded her presence but still Deathbelle remained absent. From there as well Zee was forced to turn away and as the sun began to set she found herself back in the plains. Her bird she'd already sent to find the Klein bitch, armed with a story of how the warlord had come so close to death. If she was still in Ashen's territories, Zee knew the worry would drive Deathbelle to him. It was then that she intended to intercept and then challenge the Empress. The sooner it got done the better, if Sirus woke before her challenge could be completed then he might not let her leave if she was to lose.

She'd found a half-way point between the shrine and their den, the path that Deathbelle would most likely take on her way to visit Sirius' sick bed. Her lips pulled into a frown as she recognized the hulking form already present there, disappointed that this time waiting could not be spent in solitude. "Resin." Typically her greetings went hand in hand with a smile, though it was too much for Zee to even attempt. "Io says he'll be fine." It was the most she was willing to offer, knowledge that her son-in-law was alive and would remain that way. For now, at least.

Zee moved to sit beside the older woman, her shoulders heaving in a sigh and her gaze firmly upon the distant border of the Shrine.