Today started as any other, just normally relaxed and lazy for the most part. She had dropped in on her father and he himself seemed to be better which made her happy. Slowly he was healing and each visit from his granddaughters brought a smile to his face. Now she walked with Zelda through the lands and towards the snowing meadow to which her grandparents and Zeltzin’s mother’s had been put to rest. It wasn’t a long walk from where Zeltzin managed to grab them some lunch, a couple hares to carry along the way. They would eat lunch peacefully in the Meadow or so the plan was going to be. She hadn’t expected half of what was going to, how could she? A child screaming and running through the forest didn’t happen every day unless they were screams of glee and joy. No, the ones that pierced the air around her and cause her hackles to raise defensively certainly were not cries like those.

”Go home Zelda.” The Aztec woman demanded her daughter before rushing off towards the cries of the child. She should have known better in all honestly that Zelda would not turn away from such a thing, she never would have as a child. She dropped her kill upon the ground, not caring what would pick it up while she was gone and began searching, sniffing all around ears poised and alert. No scents that were adult came to her nose, but the thick musk of loner certainly was on the air and some blood. She snorted walking around trying to find just where he was at. Soon she found his trail and it was thick and obvious he wasn’t paying any attention just running. It didn’t matter though what either it seemed which made her worry all the more for the child.

Finally she hears him yell at something to go away and for help and her instincts begin flicking into high gear. Not caring for herself what gets caught on what. Now and then she can feel the deadened thorns jab into her sides or brush pull at her fur but currently Zeltzin was being an over protective mother running to the terrified call of a child. It didn’t matter that it wasn’t hers, and very quickly after his call the tri-colored wolfess found the child writing on the ground with no one around him. She didn’t stop to look for anyone but instead moved right up to mostly black and white faded child her body lowering and slowly curling around him as to not startle him further.

”Shhh.. shh its okay little one.” She said regardless of any kicking, biting or screaming he may do to her she could tell he was currently safe from whatever it was that had hurt him so. Hurt he was, she could see his open wounds untreated and cared for and part of her inside burned with a fire that would destroy any living thing. ”I have you now, and no one can hurt you while I am here.” She spoke just as soft but still firm curling around him a little tighter so he would feel secure. I was okay, everything was going to be okay. She didn’t know where or who his mother was but she would take care of him for now and least see that he was better. She was going to give him what he needed though, love, attention and care that every child deserved especially one so young as him.