A good natured smile would come to the dark woman's features as Bane spoke. "You might be a mated wolf, Bane, but that doesn't mean you can't appreciate the company of a friend, even a female one. You know well enough I'd never come between you and Tahlia. Your family has become just like my own... and I would never wish to cause a rift between them." The female's tail would wag slightly as he settled down, partly in his den, to feed upon the meal she'd brought him. It was good to see him in a better mood.
At his question the female would look away for the briefest of moments, going over all that had happened since she had last scene him. Her crimson ringed eyes would shift back to him. "Happier... a lot happier than they have been in a very long time." The female would shift slightly, the smile not fading. "I've been making a few new friends... and I even met an interesting loner I'm hoping to meet again." The femme would chuckle softly. "How about with you, Bane? Are your traps fairing any better in the warmer season?"