Nihil Timeo! I Fear Nothing!

It is a comfortable feeling to be back beneath the tall, swaying pines of Taviora. I know my family resides within and I am eager to greet them and to introduce the Princess to them. My father would tease her most likely, seeing as my family came from a line of royals. How fitting to mix blood. Wait... my mind blanks for a moment as Zelda looks between us, because I was thinking of mixing blood with Nymeria and after deconstructing such a thought, well, I felt quite embarrassed of myself. My orange eyes slide over to Nymeria when Zelda looks at her, almost guiltily, as if she can read my mind, but she is focused on introducing herself to the Forest Queen and I let out a silent sigh of relief.

I can tell that Zelda seems uneasy with my compliment and it makes me wonder - just what has been going on? But I gloss over details, focusing on the task that was assigned to me, and Nymeria jumps in with her own words. I look at her with an easy smile. Just because she came to oversee and be my companion did not mean that she wasn't going to learn something. In truth I was just winging this - it wasnt as if I had any practice or skill in this area. Perhaps this portion was easiest because I already knew the place in question.

Zelda distracts me with her solemn talk and my eyes widen in surprise, face taking on an expression of shock, then sorrow, then anger. "He won't come near the mountains!" my voice inflected with a growl as I glare into the shadows of the woods. The protective creature within me stirs - I had relaxed much since my time away but it didn't take more than a hint of danger to make it flare. It is soothed slightly by the suggestion Nymeria gives and I blink away my sudden worry and ease into a wry grin.

"Thank you Zelda,' I say sincerely, taking a few steps past her before pausing. "If you see my sister before me tell her she better make time for a visit." I grin then, tail rising and waving as I gesture for Nymeria to come with me.