He only saw her once, briefly, as she was pressed to the ground before he lost interest in the gathering of wolves. The tundra held little interest to him, and those gathered even less. But there was something about the small fox-like girl, pressed to the ground that touched his heartstrings. It was not the feeling of the fabled Imprinting he had heard of, at least not that he knew. But there was a different sense of curiosity.

Her fear was palpable, he could taste it in the air. Cool, and almost cold as he was, he was not harsh and did not wish to startle her too much. Slowly but surely, he lured and herded her into the plains of Asteraia. Once within the border, he felt more at ease and stepped forward to reveal himself fully instead of slinking in the shadows as he had been. His muscled body was at ease, for once trying to come across as unimposing, tail even batting against the ground once or twice in greeting. Now he had her here, he did not know why he had her here. Ears flicked uncertainly and he came to the conclusion to just speak. Greetings. Welcome to Asteraia. Socializing in a friendly manner was new to him, never really having to do it before. You seemed, uncertain, in the tundra. Is there something I can do for you?

Avtandil was bewildered by himself. Off balance by his own desires and actions. With a breath, he tried to justify it. Aster had asked him to find a warrior and bring them to Asteraia. Though Zafira was a far cry from anything that could be considered combat ready, he felt he could work with it. The way she had pressed herself to the ground, the least he could do is teach her basic self-defence. Never would he have guessed this girl had already met his sister, who began a training he could continue. Never could he have known Zafira was tied to his family and former home. But he had seen a scared wolfess, and had stepped up much in the same way Vasily had done before him, and much like his family grudgingly tended to do with strangers and each other. Patient, he watched her closely, curious about what this girl had in store for him, and why he was so intrigued by her.