He was terrified and she hated that she couldn’t do much for him. This motherly comfort was the best she could give him. Showering him in love and affection letting him know he was safe. Small as she was her body was built like a warrior’s. She was born of not even one but two alphas of different times and lands and it coursed through her veins to fight and protect those that needed it. Motherly instincts were already a powerful thing on their own, tempered with great fighting lines only made it more so. Gentle as she was, and even if she was a healer, Zeltzin was not a female any one should cross in the long run. He would be safe with her, and it wasn’t even just her any intruders that were after him would have to deal with. They would have to face the entire forest too.

She felt bad she couldn’t help him tough. Not knowing his parents or even his scent’s origin he couldn’t say. He smelled like a loner. While he replied saying okay to her saying he would try to help him she thought he could hear the sadness there, perhaps knowing that maybe he won’t ever see them again. She hoped that wouldn’t be the case and would try her hardest to at least make it know where he was, but he continued on saying he didn’t want all to find him. The implication of that made her give pause for a moment. Letting the idea that maybe his siblings had attacked him. Older, younger, same litter, whatever the case was it dawned on her that his own blood had attacked him and tried to hurt him. Never did she want to think of such a thing that either of her brothers would ever try to hurt her or her them. Even her half siblings she barely knew she didn’t expect them to ever bring her or her family harm. Now though she had to think of his bloodlines, for surely some didn’t care if they were related or not, some she knew hated weakness and would do anything to rid their family of it. She could tell he was just scared and wanted love like any other child and hopefully would not fall into other tendencies his family would show. Of course she assured him with a soft loving look, one she would give to her own children.

A frown creased her maw as he then explained his family. Tobias. Of course Zeltzin knew that name, his family and lineage and she felt her heart sink for the child. She didn’t think any less of him. He was a normal child to her despite his blood. She felt bad for him though, his whole life was moving around, and she assumed when she meant his grandfather it meant his takeover. She wasn’t sure if he himself wanted to do anything directly or if it was just the fall of Jaidah that caused them to leave. He said he was an angel too and Zeltzin could see it in his eyes. Perhaps his mother or father was of the angel line, it wouldn’t be impossible, though strange to consider that any wolf of the angels would be with someone like Tobias. He then confirms her earlier suspicion that it was his siblings that attacked him and a look of determination took over her features.

”You are welcome here, you can be a part of the forest now and call the forest home. My brother protects it and has fended off intruders twice now, you will be safe here. Your brother and sister will not harm you so long as you are within its borders” She assured him. A little bit of anger boiling in her chest. Did his parents do nothing to protect him? Did they not stop those children from harming their own blood!? She wasn’t sure she wanted to find his parents now, place him back into the hands of someone who wouldn’t care and protect him. She didn’t care his blood, to her he was a child needing a loving guardian and she was more than willing to be that wolf to him. Maybe he wasn’t his real mother, maybe he loved his real mother, but no mother would allow her children to attack the other.

At his final words she tilted her head watching as he moves his paw through the dust as she remains protectively around him. He was speaking more now, more fluidly and she wondered what this secret could be. Well there was only one answer for his question.

”Yes.”