Pleasure fills me when Illynx agrees that Zima will have a home in the Aurora Basin, just as I will. The queen seems even more happy to hear about Zima than she is to see me. That's all very well. I do not mind that so much - Zima is my friend, not my competition, and we work together quite well. If the unicorn queen desires a wolf, she shall have a wolf. I let my eyes close a little with satisfaction, then open them again. I am happy with this situation, but I do not trust the unicorn or the griffin. Though perhaps I trust the griffin a little more than the unicorn. That being said, the smile on her velvet lips seems genuine enough, and it pleases me that the queen of my new home is so easily pleased.
I stand and my size is revealed. I'm big enough, but I am not full grown yet and still have much of the soft baby fur that shows my youth. I stretch my forelegs, my back legs, and look up at the strange bay and golden mare.
"Very well, lead on."
Plot Thread
*You may do anything you wish with Saffron excluding dismemberment and death.