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Though Thalia cared too much about how others perceived her, she really wished she didn't. In some ways she was in a constant, dull state of anxiety and paranoia at her core - wondering who was watching her, wondering what they thought, wondering if they thought she could be trusted. She'd learned to live with these feelings, pushing them deep down so no one could notice them easily; around complete strangers it was far more obvious. Like now, as she stood and shifted her weight from one paw to the other as Allegro greeted her, his entire demeanor far friendly than she could ever hope to be even if she tried. She watched as she moved to speak to him properly while continuing to work.

He was making a fire, he said. Truthfully fire made her a bit uneasy - it seemed unnatural to be controlled by wolves rather than the will of God - but she would oblige, nodding. "Sure," she agreed, twisting around slightly to watch him. After a moment he slipped away briefly to retrieve something, setting it down and speaking to her again before working at the fire. "Nice to meet you. I'm Thalia - Thalia Abraxas. I'm just visiting Abaven temporarily, to see.." She trailed off for a moment. The explanation was easier in her head than it was to spit out verbally. "To see what sort of relationship could be formed between Abaven and Aerie, my family's pack." So far she'd made almost little progress besides getting used to living here and even more used to curling up with Theory at night, but that was a topic best left unshared.