Visiter beyond the wall

A dark muscular shoulder shrugged casually when the woman replied to his story with empathy, not as a slight to her, but merely just him giving a silent indication that it was not needed. He was no sad about bring ripped from his previous situation, of being nothing more than his father's executioner and doing the work his royal highness could not be bothered to sully his paws with. Drachen was better off now, even if he wasn't here in Valhalla repaying his debt. "Trust me... it's for the better." he rumbled softly, a small huff of a chuckle that was damn well near contempt. His gaze flicked away for a moment as a brief flash of anger ignited in his blue eyes before he pushed it away. I hope you rot in hell brother he thought before Karine's voice brought him back to the present. He was slightly surprised when she told him where she was from, for some reason assuming that she would not answer him. "Ethereal." he rumbled, trying the name out on his tongue. He had never heard of it before and glad he hadn't. He did not want to meet a wolf that his family caused pain to with his father's conquests.

The reason she left her homeland was much worse than his and he was not sure how he would have felt if his situation was like her's. To have everything ripped from you by disease, that was terrible. At least his father and brother were just raging murderous ass holes and it was easy for him to brush them aside. Had his mother been taken by disease, well... he would be in a much different mental state. "I'm sorry." his words almost the exact same as her's but it seemed to fall flat on his tongue. It seemed like such an inadequate response to him but he did not know what else to say. His ears shifted forwards once more when she told him she still had yet to find a place for her to belong, and that she found comfort that she had met someone who did. "I have been extremely lucky this past season. I am grateful for the Spirit of Vahalla to have taken me in after being here for such a short time. He replied, his feelings on the matter genuine and shown brightly in his eyes. He had rarely experienced such kindness and he was not about to brush it off like he did so many other things. "I hope you can find a place to belong too. You seem like a strong individual, I am sure you will find your place soon.... Maybe even here in Valhalla..." He rumbled, his hushed tones more personable as they talked and he became a little more comfortable around her. He still didn't completely trust her, just like everyone else he met but he did enjoy her company so far. He would have been ok with calling the Spirit here should Karine express an interest in joining the pack.