She left around mid-day. She briefly mentioned that she would be out for the day to @Laike and that she would be back by tomorrow but nothing other than that was mentioned. It it was Drestig, he would have simply understood that she needed space, especially after being stuck with the borders of Wild Rye Fields with their pesky cousins running around the lore like they owned it. But Laike was not Drestig and the Tainn woman felt no where near comfortable telling the younger man how suffocated she felt by pack life nor she did want to disappoint him or anyone else in the pack, because she had been trying hard for them since her husbands death to be the best leader she could be.

At first, Jessie didn't know exactly where she was going. It took her a few hours to recognize she was on route to her former home. The woman would never make it there, of course. She had promised to be back by the next day and Jessie Tainn was a woman of her word.

It was dark and cold by the time she arrived in Turtleback Lake. It was not a familiar cold, however, and the woman almost wondered whether she should continue on through the night or return home then. She felt much better know to have dirt terrain beneath her paws but the eerie silence in the night did not settle well with her, so she pushed on. A growl caught her off guard and the woman inhaled sharply, her lips pulling back automatically into a snarl. It only took her a moment to realize something. Her voice rang clear and calm through the clearing, "I'm no threat to you. My name is Jessie Tainn, from Wild Rye Fields." This wolf was from Driftwood Surge, and if that were true they should truly hold no threat to one another.

When she received confirmation that they were indeed allies, Jessie did not hesitate to move forward. After her eyes readjusted, she saw a larger tricolor woman, with yellow eyes. She seemed slightly familiar, but the grey woman could not match a face to a name, nor the scent to anyone she knew. The Tainn's ears flicked forward at the other woman's words, nodding her head in agreement. There was something about the night that was just off. Wrong. "Indeed. I feel as if when I try to get away from the dreariness of it all for one night but it just follows me," she muttered this softly, with a soft laugh, but she was sure it was loud enough for her companion to hear.

Jessie was looking around the area, a small frown on her face before she turned back to look at the other woman. Her voice was soft when she spoke, "What is your name?"

While Jessie listened to what the other woman had to say, the Rye Queen couldn't shake the feeling that she'd at least seen the other woman before. She pushed this thought to the back of her mind, deciding that she wouldn't push any further, at least not for now. When Jynx tipped her head down in a polite bow, it took all of Jessie's control in her body not to wince. While her pack members might know that no formalities were needed with her, it was another matter entirely when dealing with other packs. The Tainn sucked it up and remained silent, offering a brief nod in acknowlegment to her before addressing the question issued to her.

She was silent for a moment and scanned the area. It wasn't too bad, it was certainly better than being cramped in the Rye territory. Jessie's voice was firm when she spoke, "I just needed some space to clear my head. I issued an order for everyone to remain within the borders unless accompanied by another with all the 'yotes running around - myself included. A woman needs her alone time to think." She glanced over at the other woman, a small smile on her lips. Jessie's eyebrows lifted, her voice traveling across the empty space, "And you? It's still quite late for a midnight stroll." Any friend of Lachesis and Lilya's was a friend of hers, and Jessie would be foolish not to treat her as such.