What started as a risky endeavor, with fear twisting in his gut, quickly turns into something else entirely. Tarek introduces himself, and Hannah as politely as he can, explaining their plight, and hoping against hope for a soft place to land, but it seems he's found much more than that. Persephone's body language melts into a welcome stance and her words match with a warm introduction returned.

This is promising enough. Tarek would take this alone, but satisfaction soon swells to delight. Another mare rushes forth to greet them. Tarek's first instinct is to flinch again, but it only takes a moment for a huge smile to spread across his face. "Evren!", he shouts. The words are louder and more enthusiastic than he intended but it's been so long since he's seen a familiar face that his own excitement takes him by surprise. Tarek wants to run to her, to embrace her, to see if she still smells like the desert, just like his mother always did, but he doesn't. He remains rooted to the spot, unwilling to disturb Hannah's resting head. He instead reaches out with an eager snout, his ears now cheerfully pricked forward.

"Evren's my aunt.", he answers Persephone, and explains the situation to Hannah. Evren and Tarek are blood relatives, and Evren was lead in the desert at the time of his birth there. His earliest childhood memories are full of Evren, and each one brings him comfort and joy.