almost as romantic as an abandoned theme park

Kaija gave a little murmur of understanding at Deus' words, musing out loud that someone maybe had lived here once. That made sense to her, though she hadn't come this way until recently either. So much of her life had been spent rather far south of these parts, from Valhalla's lands in the west and more recently in the central areas of Boreas. It'd been a few seasons since she'd come north but she hadn't made it quite this far north until recently - and she was glad she had, both for the sights as well as the company. At this moment Asmodeus was included in that.

A wind that came in from the sea suddenly struck the ship and made the massive structure shift, only slightly but the movement was noticeable - and audible, the metal structure creaking slightly around them. Kaija was definitely glad for the ship's shelter in this moment, no matter used to the cold she might be. "Yeah, something I outgrew I suppose," she answered with a soft laugh. The truth was though that maybe that younger version of herself hadn't really been who she was at all, just something she'd been trying out, something that quite clearly hadn't stuck.

If she knew that her question would've caused even a moment of hesitation on his part Kaija probably wouldn't have asked. If there was anyone least likely to use information about Aerie against them, it was her, but Deus didn't know her well enough to know that. Not quite yet at least. "It's not so bad. But I can see why not having a pack to go home to might get lonely for some." Her closest friend was reluctant to leave such a life behind, even when Kaija had asked her to. Maybe some wolves just weren't built to be nomadic like she was. "I guess I get a little lonely sometimes. Mostly for my family though. My brother's still in Valhalla, at least one of them, and the other one..."

Her voice trailed off then and she gave a little shrug. She had hope she'd see Arne again someday but thinking about him made usually made her sad, so she tried not to dwell on his disappearance for long at all. "And I found out just recently my best friend's family moved up here so it gives me a reason to stick around these parts for a while." She hoped that didn't make her sound like she was pining over Ophie, which she sort of was, but Deus didn't know that. "I'm sticking pretty close to these parts for now though. No need to be lonely on your own when we can do it together. I mean, if you're planning on being around here too," Kaija offered with a shrug. She didn't tie herself to anyone and had no plans to but it didn't hurt to know she had someone she could pal around with, whether that meant just sheltering inside an ominous looking structure like this or just exploring somewhere new - she'd rather not be alone all the time.