What a peculiar situation she found herself in. 
 
It seemed she was the outsider in more ways than one.  She felt like she was intruding on a private moment rather than being welcomed to a place that she hoped to call home.  Her hazel eyes flicked curiously between the two of them, but she said very little.  It was clear that there was far more than she could possibly understand unfolding before her.
 
Mesec's demeanor changed almost entirely as soon as the lightning mare had called out.  It was almost as if her magic had caused a short-circuit of sorts in the silver and black stallion.   Perhaps it had, she thought to herself - slowly assembling the pieces.  Mesec wouldn't have failed to mention a mate, would he?  She hadn't been forthcoming in disclosing her romantic entanglements, but in all honesty the topic simply hadn't come up.  It wasn't a topic that Najya particularly enjoyed, either.  Not anymore.  Not since the raiders had come and taken not only her home, but her heart with it.  Without understanding why, watching the two of them shuffle around with clumsy words and heavy glances reignited the hurt that she had buried so deep in her own heart. 
 
She pulled herself out of her reverie in time to hear Mesec refer to her as brave.  What a strange thing to hear come from someone’s lips.  She had never been called brave, and she certainly didn’t feel brave. Not after leaving her old life behind – leaving her loved ones to an uncertain fate.  She offered Mesec a small smile that did not quite meet her eyes before she spoke. “That’s kind of you to say, but I’m no warrior.  I’ve no training,” she murmured, downplaying the compliment. She was the girl who loved stories and legends, not the one who participated in such tales. She found she quite admired the lightning mare – Ampere – it was very evident that she, unlike Najya, knew very well how to defend her friends and family.
 
Concern blossomed on the flaxen mare’s features when she continued to speak of her ailments, but she held her tongue until she was addressed directly. "Hopefully it doesn't take another battle with something from beyond Helovia's borders to rid ourselves of whatever this is," she offered, with obvious distaste for whatever was coursing through her body and dripping down her face. She almost said more...still curious about this place and what it had to offer, but decided that her curiosities could wait as the pair were reacquainted after the situation in the bamboo forrest.  Najya's gaze flicked over to Mesec at Ampere's question as to his well-being, wondering what sort of answer would come from him.  Gods know the battle had certainly had posed a...unique set of challenges to the silver and stallion.