Wild Berry Meadow A mountain of a man!

Alya tread only close enough to the dark wood to give a querying howl for @Vaati before retreating back toward the meadow. Along the way, she rolled in the snow and scratched little divots in the ground, leaving a clear trail for the male to follow in case her dark form was not quite visible enough against the wan, twilit horizon. And, when she'd deemed herself far enough to be safe from the wolves of the wood, she settled into the snow to wait, tail lashing impatiently behind her.

She'd debated coming back at all. Alya was yet uncertain of Vaati's motives, and his loyalties were questionable at best. But she knew (or thought she knew) that he feared them as a whole, and thought that the threat of them pursuing him once more was enough to keep him in line. Besides, what would he gain by harming her except for the ire of her family?

It was a risk, but a calculated one. Besides, she could keep hanging around Moonspear with men like Terance and Dirge around, looking all strong and dashing. Vaati would have been appealing to her purely by virture of being willing even without his manly physique and ruthless intent, and at the end of the day, Alya probably would have been there even if she had been worried for her safety.