She wasn’t expecting anymore than Pine, maybe Cenmatl, to come. Word hadn’t yet reached her ears that she had even more cousins a part of her family, that the Aztec family had expanded all the more than just the two little girls her uncle Amo had this past spring. Zelda waited though, uncertain of what was to come of her impending conversation with Pine, but hopefully it wouldn’t be charged with as much emotion as their last meeting had been when they had been first looking for Arace. A fair bit of time had passed since Arace had joined Taviora. She knew some didn’t really like it, but thus far Arace was proving to be a good member and taking the peaceful life Zelda had offered her in stride. How long that would last though, Zelda wasn’t sure. She promised Tithe that if it came down to it she would end Arace herself, something she hoped would bring peace of mind to those who doubted the decision. It was… very serious to say such a thing, and Zelda meant it.

However, how Pine had treated Arace wasn’t the only reason Zelda made her way here today. It was the information that Arace gave Zelda, she might not have given it all, but she had given enough that Zelda realized she was only a tool meant to carry out the task, not the real source. The one who wanted Pine’s wolf dead was still out there, the real threat in Zelda’s eyes. Yes… Arace did the deed, and still should have been held accountable to some degree, but especially now that she knew the truth well… it made her disagree more with the level of brutality that had been done to the wolfess.

Zelda finally saw Pine though and she sat stoicly, trying to remain frugal in her thoughts, and trying to figure out what words to speak without getting… upset. She had cried over the battered body of the Assassin, felt a knife in her heart that Pine thought what she had done was any degree of ‘merciful’ but all those thoughts flew out her her mind when Zelda spotted the two pups running full speed towards her. Her eyes widened her form frozen, all thoughts of what she was going to say to Pine flying from her mind. She looked confusedly between the two girls now bouncing around her eyes flicking up to Pine though a look of shock still was plastered across her face. How was she supposed to talk about what she needed to like this? Pine seemed unphased at all, telling her to meet the two girls named Metztli and Whisper, her daughters. She was happy, proud and loving of the two girls running about her and Zelda smiled despite herself.

”I-I didn’t know.” She looked down at the two girls her features softening slightly though she was thrown far off her trail of thoughts and what needed to be done. ”It’s nice to meet you both.” Zelda said softly though it seemed Pine was aware that Zelda had come for something more serious. Though now Zelda wasn’t sure exactly what to say. This conversation wasn’t exactly one for young children’s ears. ”You’re right. Though, I wish it was why I was here. Grandfather Coza would love if you could bring them by sometime, but no it’s about Arace.” Zelda let the name hang out there for a moment wondering how much she should say.

”She was brought to my pack… soon after you met with her.” There was a stiff disapproval in her voice, a coldness to her gaze, but she pushed past it, she wasn’t about to go more into it with Pine’s children there, plus… again she reminded herself that Arace even wasn’t sure if Pine had taken the punishment ‘too far’. She shook it from her mind continuing. ”She told me a lot of things, and I met with Orion before then too. I was too late to help Arace though, turns out he had nothing to do with it, nor really did Arace. Orion didn’t give the order, but the real perpetrator is still in Diveen, based on what I learned from her. There is a member there who contracted her, Arace was simply the tool for their actions. Orion will cooperate with you, I believe, if you were to approach him civilly on the matter. The real problem is still out there though, I plan to find them, so real justice can be served.” Zelda speaks coolly, but it was hard not to allow her emotions to overtake her. It was probably still apparent at her dissatisfaction with Pine’s actions, but it might have been expected… Still part of Zelda hoped Pine wouldn’t go running into Diveen and be unreasonable. After what happened to Arace, Zelda was nervous about what Pine would do if she knew the real hand of it was still out there living life as if nothing happened, but before this happened, Zelda would have fully trusted the small wolfess, but still, this matter started with Iromar, so Pine deserved to know.