She was uncertain to his reason for being here. She hadn’t really done anything to spur any suspicion, and while she heard of the change of leadership of Diveen she hadn’t yet heard many of the specifics and what it could mean for the pack. It sounded like Nevaeh and Orion had chosen their replacement and the details had been… bad. Petra said he had been attacked by an Asteraia wolfess, one that had bothered their pack before, and now had a safe place to hide from any retaliation. It was what she feared when a wolf such as the one that took Asteraia did and the same went for the Dark bringer too. Now these wolves that hurt others for sport were allowed to roam and hide from their consequences with more ease than ever. No longer did they have to run and hide and be on the move. No, they were being nurtured, taken care of even in these places and allowed to do what they pleased. Now Orion was hurt. A cold had seeped into her at the news. He was her father-in-law in a way at one point, maybe he still was. She felt she should do more to help him yet, what could she do? She wasn’t about to rage war in his stead when she was already dealing with one pack.

His retort was only somewhat expected. He twisted the words in a way to his favor, turning what would be a common greeting into something that mattered to him. ”If I had something to hide I probably would have just had my wolves kill you on the spot. Yet, there you stand, alive, unharmed. I suppose I’ll say it out right then. Why are you here?” There was no dark tones to her words, just matter of fact statements. Since he wanted to be so sassy about her choices of words then she was going to be more direct and to the point. She didn’t want him here, he certainly wasn’t welcome into her pack with so many he had harmed and kicked out of their homes here. She wanted him gone soon as she could get him to leave.

She was unmoved by his words about Aspis though, but her ears twitched back for just a moment. A chill moved through her body though wondering if she should take what he said at face value. She didn’t even merit it with a reply right now. Apparently Halcyon was on that task… she supposed she would know soon enough if there was any truth to those words. She hoped it was more of his manipulation at play. Though part of her feared that maybe it had finally gotten to the young child. She might have done more to her expressions if he hadn’t continued. ”I’m not sure I know what you mean. Unless you enjoy my hopeful, peaceful talks as a change of pace to what I assume can only be otherwise as a rather hateful and bloody existence you lead.” She says rolling her shoulders slightly. For really she didn’t know, he was being far too cryptic and she honestly didn’t care. She would go to Iromar if she needed too, right now there was no reason.

So with that she was curious when his face fell, and his look became very serious. Affirm their deal? News? She tilted her head curious though her expression was still rather neutral. She didn’t miss his warning tone, but she also hardly cared about it. She let him continue on saying something she already knew, though she didn’t know why he cared so much. He said that Arturio though had gone to her side, making her an enemy of his. ”Diveen is an old ally of Taviora. I have no reason to break my alliance with them, that being said, I’m not sure why you are going to make a whole pack your enemy just because you have a quarrel with one wolf. Why not just go and get him if you hate him so much?” Zelda had learned a little on their reasons for fighting, she still didn’t quite understand all the nuances of WHY they were fighting. Something to do with a female, Arturio protected her from him, that was all she understood. Not who, not why or anything else.

”What has he done to you to make you hate him so? I do not plan to interfere, but if it matters so much to you I wish you would at least explain to me the reason why.” She doubted he would, but she had to try. He was here after all and by the sounds of it, if Aspis did indeed want to say on his own volition now, she had no reason to tread so carefully around him. That news wouldn’t stop Halcyon from trying, she knew that at the very least. She would leave it in his paws for the time being, and start her own push to learn more about this wolf. The Dark Bringer as he called himself. Only in that way would she learn further how to empathize and understand him and what he did and maybe help him from the darkness he wallowed in.