Gyrfalcon's Keep in the forests of the night

The level of complication suddenly added to her departure from the Spear's slopes left her tense.. but given the cause that brought her out here at all, she was quick to choke it back, and look ahead. Sugar guided their route, and Opalia gladly lent herself to a hot pace, through fields beyond on towards another peak until daybreak came creeping. They were near, and anticipation built.. but Osiris' edict on her leave had left a reminding mark too, not that what she knew from Hydra from before helped.

Tension had gladly shaped into something else, even as her mind whirred through the possibilities--from before, and after. Medics had Praimfaya, and that alone was troubling enough without knowing what had happened. She did not want to imagine what may have come for the wanheda to land her in this state, yet neither did she understand the months since her brother had left them both behind. There was no telling for her if this was a new development, or something longer term.. or whatever else the wilds may have offered her in the time since Dacio had gone.

On cue, and still taking her hints from Sugar, she made for a subdued approach.. soft and respectful, as she was out of her element here, nervous, and on a fine line of was she happy? Sad? Worried? Relieved? Yes, but.. there still was an ember of abandonment beneath everything else that she tried to keep away from. Hei, she greeted quietly to the grayscale stranger with a deep nod, keeping a respectable mien about herself. She was not here to overstep where the medics had their keep, or get in their way, so she hung back a few lengths, staying slow. She waited patiently, eyes keen with a wiggling nose after familiar and unfamiliar scents alike. Wanheda..? she asked, softly into the scene--or did she even want to hear that title nowadays? Was she even awake, or taking any visitors--herself included..? Or was her presence even welcome, all things considered? So many questions, and it was difficult not to hold her breath, waiting.