((All information regarding Orion’s thoughts/feelings on Arace have been talked through with Ori since the thread isn’t done yet! <3))

She knew something was going to happen, the moment his call came across the land she just knew. He said he was leaving Taviora, that he didn’t want them blamed for his actions. Zelda knew then that something very bad was going on and regardless on what happened next due to whatever it was he would do, Zelda was not about to let him renounce his home over what she already warned would happen. Call intuition, or her own foretelling of what would occur should Arace had been captured by Iromar. Zelda told Pine that an imprint bond was powerful, that Starfall shouldn’t be held accountable or punished for what Arace had done though harming her. No, she didn’t mean for that to mean Arace shouldn’t be tried or captured, even questioned, but it certainly didn’t mean killing her. It was hard, but something just didn’t feel right to Zelda, the moment she had heard about what happened in Iromar, that Pine blamed Arace and Diveen, going so far as to declare them enemies, Zelda knew she had to find the truth. She had taken the time to gather information, learn what was known or unknown to those that might have been involved. It was namely Diveen then that she had wanted to go to. She had went and talked to it’s leader directly, to see if it was truely them to have done such thing. That was where she had been, finding the truth while others were blind by their anger and she had learned a lot. She only just returned a short while ago, and was still trying to figure out exactly what happened.

Orion said he had never seen her, or heard of her before. He even felt bad for the innocent wolfess and her family that had died in Iromar. Ultimately it seemed that something else was going on. Zelda was relieved when she heard that, heard that he was the wolf she thought he was. Reasonable, just hurt and angry at the ones who took his child away. That though was a mission for another time. His crusade against cannibals did not need to turn into a war against Iromar and Diveen, she had that information now. Sure, the wolf could have lied to her, but something told her on his reactions he had been honest with her. What reason was there for him to lie to her? They had talked for some time, but by the end Zelda knew Arace was not told by the leader, or anyone that he was aware of, to hurt anyone in Iromar. Someone might have framed Diveen… The wolf that stole her maybe? That would have to be Zelda’s next goal. Orion didn’t seem to know anything about that either. Zelda would have to track them down next. Now with her soon to be champions she felt she could manage something to help quell the darkness that seemed to want to over take Moladion. Armed with the truth and determination to fight through the shadows she wanted to do it.

However, she had yet to even collect her thoughts to go to Iromar with this new information. She feared maybe she had taken too long, maybe it had gone to far seeing what Starfall had done and she was right. She had been sitting above her den, resting, as best she could at least, and collecting her thoughts before the next big journey to Glorall or Iromar happened. Her heart had nearly leapt from her chest as his call reached her ears, causing her to jump up to her paws. She started to leave before it dawned on her that she could heal as well, gathering up her own healing goods, not sure what to expect, before grabbing her raccoon pelt and sending up a call to let him know she was coming. She knew her mother would be better to be there for anything bad, but she didn't expect anything too terrible, certainly not the horror to which she was about to be faced with several minutes after her departure.

She came upon the scene and her heart stopped. She saw the wolfess, beaten, bloody battered and Zelda half wondered if Starfall had brought her a corpse until she saw the very faint rise and fall of her sides. Her body shook and tears began forming in the young wolfess’ eyes as the reality of what happened sunk into her. She didn’t know, she was too late to help Arace, to help Iromar understand. For it was the scent of the moorlands on her battered bodies pelt. She didn’t know how much she could do to even save her. She rushed towards Arace, without further hesitation, Starfall was still okay right? Worry filled her on what would happen if she were to not treat her properly, and Zelda called to her mother for more help. There was no way she could do this alone.

She applied pressure and started at the wounds that were meant originally to drain her blood. Cleaning then placing aloe and moss to those. She knew her mother wouldn’t be far behind. ”I’m so sorry Starfall… I’m so sorry. I was too late to stop them from doing anything. I’m so sorry.” She didn't even look at him, just continued to feverishly work to save his imprint, tears blocking her vision as she tried her hardest to patch up the wolfess. Evil or not, no one deserved this. Why..? why, did Pine this this was right? Think this of all things was justice? She wasn’t doing a good job holding herself together, but she was doing her best to stop the blood flow. She was almost overwhelmed by how beaten she was. Her paws looked broke, her face ripped and torn. How could anyone think this was okay, how could her cousin let his own imprint do this? Did he even know? She felt so heavy already, so guilty for everything and now all the answers she got, might not even save Arace.