So many thoughts crossed her mind as she waited patiently for Zelda to return. There were moments when she felt guilty, felt as though she had no right to be here, had no right to continue to be a member of the Taviora pack. She had left after all, without a word the wiser to anyone. She knew her children were safe here... knew the forest and the forest pack would look after them just as diligently as Dexter himself. Still....

No sooner had she all but decided to give up and return to her own den to contemplate her next course of action does the cream and red goddess appear. There was something about Zelda that Talien had liked from the very beginning. She was kind and wise, even for a young leader such as herself... but there was also something else... something that made her more personable to Talien... as though they were companions... friends even. She deeply hoped so anyway. For the first time in awhile, a warm smile lifted the corners of her darkened muzzle. Brilliant silver blue eyes lighten as the brown and cream goddess closes the distance between them, a warm greeting on her tongue.

"It is good to see you too Zelda... I hope the other packs have not given you much trouble as of late." she says with a gentle thump of her tail against the hard ground. Though winter was just beginning, and still snowfall was scares here hidden among the tall sheltering trees of the forest, the ground already was growing colder with each passing day, promise that soon the snows would begin to stick and it would be many moons before Greenleaf was upon them again.

Zelda speaks again and Talien cannot help but to offer a lighthearted chuckle. Though she carried it well, she could tell the alpha was tired. Though she herself knew nothing of diplomatic activities... she knew first hand how hard and tiresome just being lost in ones own thoughts could be... she could only imagine the struggles Zelda faced. "I am sorry to trouble you... I just wanted to let you know I have returned and intend to stay in Taviora... if you will allow me." she says, pausing for a moment to let her gaze wander from the bright eyed queen to the rolling woodland hills. "The forest is my home... always has been... and my children are here. Regardless of what transpired between me and Dexter it is something I am determined to work through and I will do it. I just needed to find a purpose..." she continues, pausing again, this time drawing her breath deep before continuing again. "I want to prove my loyalty to the pack... and to you as well. I do not know much about diplomacy or healing but I can hunt. I would like your blessing to challenge for the focus position. I will see to it that the pack is fed through winter even if I must hunt for the entire pack myself." she finishes, turning her searching gaze once more to Zelda. A single ear tilts towards the queen as she waits patiently... curious to see how the goddess of the forest would react to her news.