Of course I was interested in more. There was very little Eden had me do, he was a very engaged wolf who seemed to almost prefer he handle things with his own paw versus letting me help handle them. It wasn’t for lack of trying, but I do say I am not going out of my way to force him to give me things to do. I am noticing though that the pack is becoming more lively perhaps that is why I am trying to get out too. Activity does not allow me to dose and sit in my thoughts and then I wonder what she is doing with these bustling young ones running around causing all sorts of mayhem. Though it was incredibly interesting to hear what she had to say about the stingray barbs. Well… that would do it. I couldn’t really venture anywhere near water. There my senses were completely blinded, I couldn’t feel or understand the movements around me. What was the water or what was a fish or something else. Land prey I at least could somewhat work out for myself. ”That is very interesting.” I wished then that maybe I could have had the chance to talk to Hadrian, my younger brother, about such things. Meryl taught him too so I gathered and I do not remember Meryl mentioning such things. I gathered though that Hadrian was a little more different from our sparse meetings. ”I think the new sprouting healer is Samia if I am not mistaken. Perhaps see if she may wish you to bring these things?” I try to be helpful, but not sure if she wants me to be. I try to at least know the scents and names of those around here being the second to Eden and all, I felt like it was an obligation to try and know everyone who comes and goes.

Still I had to go to Iromar soon though, and Asteraia both of which wouldn’t be to terribly hard to journey too. I just needed to go was more the issue. Soon. I kept telling myself. I don’t want to rush something, but I feel I am just trying to figure out more what their leaders are like versus trying to seal any alliances. She gives a short reply of understanding and I simply give a nod in return. Still I did have my curiosities or ideas. It was perhaps wrong of me to even go into the next conversation as I did but I did want to know.

She informs that when her family left when Eden first took control she had thought about it. Dramatic changes in leadership often did come down to many wolves leaving. Eden was different I knew that enough. I could tell he didn’t care for my blindness when we first met, but I proved him, everyone wrong about that. I know though that not all are as stubborn as I am though. I feel sometimes I should try to find the less fortunate, but I also know that I can’t really tell who those are. To me, everyone is the same. They are a scent, a name, a voice, then a personality to go with it. I felt myself better than those sometimes, not blinded by what they saw in someone else. Missing a leg, being blind, being the most beautiful creature ever versus looking like a ‘demon’ like I apparently did. It seemed Alcmene though gave Eden the benefit of the doubt though and stayed, this was her home, it had always been her home. She wasn’t likely to leave now.

I make no sound at first, but it seemed my not so innocent question came with a stark, though slightly wrong understanding. ”Not you, never.” I say not even allowing a moment of pause between the ending of her words and the start of my own. There was no hesitation to that. ”Asteraia, was the closest thing I had to a home where I felt… free. You make Glorall more home to me, to have both though would be… amazing, but I am not going to force you to leave the only home you ever knew.” I say honestly. I was like a vagabond, I left my birth home young, soon after learning from Meryl I had my trade and I went out to go prove myself. I put myself here though left once Iblis founded Asteraia. Obviously a bunch of cannibals who wished to consume the weak was not a place I could stay when Iblis and Rhae fell so I came back to the only other land I was familiar with.

I felt a little awkward now. I wanted her to understand I wouldn’t leave her, wouldn’t force her to abandon the place that made her happy, that was home. I knew that feeling well, but it wasn’t worth losing my close proximity to my imprint over. I guess I valued that more than being in Asteraia if nothing else. It said a lot to me that I was willing to give up something like that to be close to her, I didn’t think any one wolf would be capable but that was the power of imprinting, of her, and I was perfectly fine with that.