There is longing in his eyes as he searches her dark gaze. Ears perk forward amid the mass of cream and caramel colored locks that tumble down the muscular curve of his neck. So many emotions are written in her eyes, emotions that neither he nor the wolf can ever hope to uncover alone. She need only say the word. He would burn the world for her, and Liland was no exception. Thinking now that she was upset was hard enough.

Muscles tense as Zjeena wheels away from them both, her stout form disappearing beneath the thick shroud of cedar and fir that line the island of Tinuvel. Emerald green eyes linger upon the swaying branches disturbed by her retreating form and suddenly he feels a sense of heaviness hanging upon him. It was not supposed to be this way.

Liland speaks again, and once more Rougaru finds his attention drifted away from the Bay queen and fixed upon the pale stallion. Fierce emerald eyes darken as cold hatred burns upon his gaze unbridled. Liland continues to harp about what Rougaru has bestowed upon him and speak as though his words are Zjeena's words alone. A dark smirk tugs the corners of his whiskered lips upwards as Rougaru lifts his proud head high. "You have no right to speak for her. She has a voice and words of her own to be used at will." he begins, doing his best to retain control of the bitterness that tainted his words. "You tell her to stay away, you hide her behind your borders and refuse to give her the trust you claim she has betrayed of you. How is that any life for another much less a queen? How is that the life of one you claim to love?" he sneers disgust firm upon his features as he turns now, ambling slowly towards the ocean waters once more. As he reaches the pebbled shore he pauses, thick saucer hooves grinding upon the smooth stones that shifted beneath his weight. "Know this Liland." he says, turning his gaze back to the pale stallion of the Bay now, his fierce eyes hard and emotionless, the mask of indifference firmly in place once more. "If she calls me, I will come. Regardless of what you want. You will never be a fiend to me. I would not wish to taint my reputation. It is my concern for her that allows me to leave her here now, it was her wish to return... to this? I cannot see why. But know that no matter what you decree when it comes to Zjeena, I shall NOT abide. You do not deserve her." he growls turning now and charging into the ice encrusted surf. Leaving behind Zjeena hurt him, left apart of his soul wrent in two... but he could not mourn that. Not now on the eve of war. He had done what he set out to do in the beginning. He assured himself she was safe on the Bay and that she knew of the coming war. It was all he could do.. for now.