unable to bind.mated to none.father to Eztli, Lixue, Petra, Citlalli, & Itzel.Taviora

Talien should feel special as she is the first wolf he has ever escorted back to the borders of Taviora. He never was much of a social creature so finding new wolves for his pack wasn't really his strong suit. He was too quiet, too reserved growing up. He only seemed to grow out of his shell more when he was away. Something about Talien made him eager to show off his home to her though. He wanted her to like it for some reason. He wanted to be able to see her more often. He knew he was probably just getting his hopes up but for now, he was okay with that. She giggled and he grinned. It was such a musical sound. He could tell she was about to say something witty and he tilted his head, raising a brow at her expectantly but then their heads both snapped around at the sound of someone approaching. He noticed her tensing and he automatically moved closer to her, ready to defend her if need be, though he didn't expect any trouble on Taviora's borders. As her fur bristled, he brushed his shoulder against hers in reassurance, wanting her to know that he wouldn't let anything come to harm her.

As Zelda approached, he noted the quick reaction of Talien to move away from him and his brows furrowed in puzzlement, turning to look at her out of the corner of his eye. His shoulders drooped a little in disappointment. As Zelda got closer, he could see Talien perk up more, her eyes lighting up as if in hopes of this being a good meeting and his own lips quirked. It looked like she was going into this with an open mind. He could tell she was surprised that he was related to the alphess but he didn't want others to know him by his importance to Taviora. He wanted her to know him just for him, at least at first. His eyes softened in a quiet apology to her and he hoped she saw it. He listened as she introduced herself to Zelda, noting the quick playful look she gave him. Feeling playful himself, he swished his tail and gave her a teasing wink, his lip curling in a lopsided smirk. As she moved to touch his shoulder, he felt his skin heat up at the sudden contact and his eyes lit up.

He nodded in agreement when she told Zelda that he was about to show her the beauty of Taviora. He returned her smile, his ears pricked toward her attentively.

"You betcha I am."

He noted the look of recognition in Zelda's eyes when she looked at Talien and he wondered briefly what that was about. Did they already know each other? Interesting. He noted that she looked a little flustered when he called her beautiful and he smirked to himself. So it seemed being shy ran in the family. Coza was always the quiet type as was his older brother Amoxtli. Maybe that's why Zeltzin and him were always the trouble makers as pups. Even as a minuscule kid, he was outspoken, but of course he would always tease someone in Nahuatl so they didn't know they were being teased. It was just more fun that way. He had faith in Zelda to be a great alphess and she was already proving him right. He knew confidence would come with time but it was adorable that she was flustered by his compliments.

He noted the look of puzzlement in Zelda's gaze when Talien kept looking at him and he offered her a reassuring smile in return. He didn't want Zelda thinking they had inside jokes about her or anything. It seemed she was already too self conscious. He didn't want to add to it. He made a huffing noise when she said that she was no better than anyone else and that she just kept Taviora safe. He nudged Talien's shoulder.

"She loves being modest. Zelda started a trend of the younger generation taking over the throne. The alphess of Iromar was inspired to kill a tyrant and take over as well because of Zelda's greatness."

He gave Zelda a teasing wink this time. He wasn't going to out her about helping the alphess take out Aranck but it certainly wouldn't hurt to give her a little praise for being so young and having so much responsibility. Not many her age would take such a vow, especially alone. He smiled when Zelda told Talien to have a look around and stay if she wanted to. She told Talien to let her or Dexter know if she wanted to stay and he swished his tail again in agreement, giving Talien a boyish smile. When she asked if they had any more questions, Dexter nudged Talien's shoulder again gently.

"I think I'm dry on questions. What about you?"