We are so very different. If only I knew how unafraid he was of them. A WHOLE pack of them and he didn't care, despite what he told me, what I believed. Each poisoned drop of his voice sinks deeper into my veins, circulating through my bloodstream and turning my thoughts towards him. His goals and his life. I was a weak willed creature trying to be strong. It was a constant battle and I felt a sort of pride to be sitting here with this stranger learning all these secrets. As if I was special and Zeus made me feel that way, like my words meant something. I had always craved the approval of my father or my brothers and I had never once gotten it - not a damn thank you for dinner or for lining their dens with pelts, grass, and feathers. That Zeus looks at me like I said something amazing, it makes me shine, makes my pained chest ease some in his presence because if he liked me then he wouldn't hurt me and I wasn't about to let anyone hurt him.

Maybe I can be brave for someone else.

"Oh," I say in response to him, deflating beneath this revelation. It was true, if Diveen hunted him then there wasn't anywhere safe he could go and I would bet this Emerald girl wouldn't be hiding out in any old place. Sounded to me like she was the source of his troubles. But what if.. what if I went to find this girl? The idea springs into my mind, my brows furrowed as I sniff the air in a second-nature sort of way to make sure no wolves are sneaking up on us. It wouldn't be good if I let him get caught would it?

I grow with his words, puffing up unintentionally as he apologizes because no one has EVER apologized to me. I mean something and that... maybe that is what draws me ever into the world of Zeus. "It's okay, Zeus. I'll make sure no one comes up here to bother us. But.. maybe I could help?" I pause after I say it, realizing what I am offering and feeling a moment of disquiet. It wasn't a smart thing to do, to get on the bad side of an entire pack, especially when I am already trying to avoid detection from those I am not even sure are still around. "I haven't really tracked anyone before but I could try to find this Emerald for you, if you want?" I wasn't sure what else I could do but my eyes beseeching him to figure it out, to give me purpose and meaning and in the process, maybe I would make a lasting friend.