Strangeness Abound [Open]

She continued to relax, letting her shoulders slump slightly, muscles relaxing as she sat near Khumai. It had been quite some time since she had ventured from Valhalla's borders and had spoken with someone other than Maverick; but those days were over. And she supposed focusing her attention on other things would be the secret to mending her broken heart. Distraction, it truly was wonderful right now. And so her sapphire eyes sparkled with interest as she watched Khumai speak, marveling at his sleek silver coat.

"Well, Khu works for me," she returned the grace with a gentle smile, bowing her head ever so slightly. He explained that he was an 'ignorant and wandering fool'; she laughed airily, her words nearly floating away on the passing breeze as she began to speak again. "It's lucky you've been found then!"

As he reflected on her description of her home, her ears perked and her expression seemed to brighten considerably. "It has its downfalls," she said, a very slight sigh escaping her parted jaws. "But it really is a wonderful kingdom. I've never known hunger, nor illness there." Was she trying to sell the pack to him? Maybe a little bit. But she would not grovel before him and beg for his interesting in joining. Epiphron, however, knew Valhalla was a splendid home -- certainly things had been in a bit of unrest lately, with Collision's slightly misguided decisions, but they would recover. They always had, and always would, persevere.

A brief pause would follow as she considered his words. Enemies were natural, sure -- but she debated the consequences behind this one. Valhalla was bigger, but she'd heard rumors about the wolves of Tortuga. Killers. Cannibals. Wolves without conscience. So very different from her own family, the Adravendis especially, where loyalty and moral righteousness was rooted in their upbringing. "I suppose you're right. This particular enemy -- Tortuga, the monsters of the North -- were able to convince my adopted brother to join their ranks, and divulge information about us." It hurt to even call Neo her brother, hence why she added the 'adopted' bit with a slight wrinkle of her nose, attempting to disguise the pain that threatened to spill into her lyrics. "I'm really not sure why else they would do such things, if they were not intent on attacking us at some point."