A single chocolate ear flicked backwards at the sound of shifting from within the den. Through her slumber she had not moved much, so little in fact that I'd had to focus in on her ribcage to ensure she was still breathing. So to hear movement from within was a relief. And while I knew that it would be best for her to finally wake, I also dreaded it. The daunting task of explaining what had happened to her, and to her father, loomed closer. Lifting my head from my paws, I glanced towards the den's opening just as Emerald peeked out. My brows lifted in surprise, not expecting her to have woken and roused so quickly. But before I could get a word in edgewise a whimper had my ears pulling forward in alarm and she disappeared back inside the den. For a moment I stayed where I was, hoping maybe she would come back out of her own accord. But she remained within, and so I slowly rose to my paws and walked over to the mouth of the den. When I had been Guardian Angel of Diveen, I had gotten to know the scent of every wolf in the pack. But while I was familiar with her, she clearly did not know who I was. I could hardly blame her for not trusting me on sight.

Rather than enter the den, I merely stood so that I took up half of the opening. I did not want to completely block out the sunlight that streamed into the hollow, but I wanted her to be able to see my face. My tail remained low and my ears were relaxed, trying to show her I meant her no harm. I was met with a growl, and I could tell she was afraid for herself more so than truly threatening me. Lowering my head slightly I replied to her questions. "My name is Maddox, the once Guardian Angel of Diveen," I said, trying to keep my tones as friendly and even as possible. "So his name is Zeus, then? I will remember that." Before then I had only known him as the delusional white wolf. The one who thought himself a god. Now I had a name.

I took a step back, opening up more of the entrance to the den, trying to show her she was not trapped. "Emerald, you are safe within the borders of Spirane. Lady Daenerys has given our pack shelter here." It was a lot to process, surely, but there was more, so much more. I did not want to rush her, though. I would give her a moment to collect herself and calm down. For a moment I remained in silence, but then I spoke once more. "I...I have some difficult things to tell you, Emerald. I will be outside when you are ready to hear them." And with a deep nod of my head I turned away, walking off a short distance so that she would have a moment of privacy. When she emerged she would find me laying in the grasses a few meters away, giving her the choice to trust me and come talk to me, or go on her own way. I would not force her to stay.