The ceaseless rain had been so draining, it made even small tasks more difficult or taxing than they needed to be. Her small form already was soaked, but she had business to do, things that always needed tending to. It was rare though to see anyone else go into the downpour. Maybe a stray hunter here and there, and her patrolls but most others she normally saw out and about doing their business were absent. It made the forest feel like a large, empty place. It was a sad feeling, one that left her feeling a moment of serenity and emptiness both. It gave the lands she called home an almost eerie quality for this time of year. Soon as the rain broke and the sun returned though, Zelda knew everyone would come bursting forths again. So it was because she was so used to the quiet forest that her eyes instantly went to the first signs of other life.

Her tail waved lightly, pleased to see someone else and around this day. She hadn’t expected anything other than polite conversation with her younger cousin, only to really check in on her. She knew the girl was with her mother most the time, and the family situation surrounding them was awkward at best Zelda still cared for the girl as she did any of her other family members. It would be good to get to know her more. She smiled at the girls casual greeting, it was one thing she could always count on with her family was they didn’t lift her up as others had. With her family she felt she could be herself easily, even with those she might not have known well. So Zelda explained to her what she was doing out here, and smiled at Nenetl’s own reply that she simply couldn’t be cooped up anymore.

She let out a light chuckle, her soft smile set on her maw before she replied, ”I don’t blame you in the slightest. I don’t think I could do it either.” Though she did not know Nenetl’s reasons, Zelda’s were similar. The den held a lot of memories, they were good ones, but bittersweet because of it. It was starting to change though, for the better, but that took time. Still as much as Zelda would have liked to stay and chat for a long time she knew it would have to end at some point, but she would put it off, but let it be known, she did have to do her patroll. She was surprised by Nenetl’s interest, but not in a bad way, more that she was happy the girl wanted to come along. Two birds with one stone and Zelda was really happy to have the company too.

”Yes, I was on my way, if you want to come along and help you can! I would really like the company and assistance.” She said her tail waving flicking water in every direction as she did so. She motioned for the silver girl to follow, taking off at a jog towards the borders, continuing north until she reached the area where their forest and that of Enocra met. ”It’s a bit nerve wracking with so much going on around us, but nothing at the same time, I’ll admit.” Zelda said conversationally as her paws touched the muddy worn path that went around their borders. ”We probably won’t see anything, but with Iromar being how it is right now, as well as Asteraia’s changes I think I’m on edge.” Even Zelda was nervous sometimes, though the talks with Jinx for their treaty with Asteraia certainly helped on that ground, she still knew Blackthorne wasn’t going to stop whatever he was doing. That and Teza had asked a favor of her, something she didn't wish to do but when matters of soul were at stake, and knowing her own bond she couldn't leave her cousin to suffer that anxiety for long. Save that though, at some point, while she knew she wasn’t on the Dark Bringer's radar now, that would very likely change as the conflict rose around his pack and she would forced pick the sides of her old allies, not that of him. Someday… For now though she knew it was likely to be a very uneventful patrol, which she was hoping for and would be less so with the company of her cousin.