The wolf in front of her seemed to be grinning slightly, though at what Minka had no idea and when the pack female sat down the rogue self consciously copied. She had no idea what had amused this other wolf, but she seemed friendly enough so Minka shook it off, no point in assuming things that I have no idea the answer of, she could be grinning about anything the she wolf reasoned to herself. She nodded her muzzle in agreement about meeting new people, it had always been something that the tawny wolf had enjoyed as well, though it was hard to do as a rogue.

When Jessie answered that she was in the pack nearby Minka nodded with a smile, "I thought you might be, but smells can often be misleading, especially when the scent of a pack is so strong in an area." This was true, sometimes you could pick up the scent of a pack just by being in the area, a very faint one yes, but enough of one that a stranger might get confused. A river could be heard gushing nearby, gorged from the water of melting snows, though now it was just above freezing and the wolves breath still occasionally appeared as a thin puff like smoke before them. This was obviously why the female's scent spoke so heavily of water, unlike many packs that spoke more strongly of earth or rock.

The fae had seemed self conscious about being asked about her pack though, and not wanting to cause any discomfort Minka shifted her weight slightly uncomfortable. Then the topic was hastily changed and the rogue breathed a slight sigh of relief, she had not known what else to say, not wanting to upset this female anymore, in any manner. She smiled at the pack wolf and quickly replied, "I'm not originally from relic, I was born in the Great Shields, about a two month journey from the northern tip of Eden." Then realizing that she might have meant where she had come from within Relic and how she had ended up down in the grove she hastily added, "I entered Relic in the blackberry fields and detoured up the mountain, trying to get a bird's eye view of the area, to best plan my route. This was a longer detour than I had planned however, and it seemed it would take much too long to follow the pass in its entirety so I followed the first peak down and ended up here. "

Minka shifted again, slightly embarrassed about her ramble, this fae was a stranger and she probably did not want all of this information. There was no taking it back now however, it was already out there and the rogue waited for the pack wolf to say something in response to her detailed answer. That was a stupid thing to do, now she probably thinks you're insane, which you're not, but packs don't want wolves near them who may or may not be crazy, she scolded herself silently. Then looking back upon Jessie she continued to wait for her answer.

Still highly self conscious of herself, she flicked her ears at the words that escaped the woman’s mouth. Flushing slightly, she flicked her ear, glad that her multi-colored pelt blended easily and it probably was not completely easy to notice. Shifting slightly and quietly wondering if her pelt smelt more like Willow Ridge or Swift River, she was finally thrilled when the woman in front of her answered her question. Sure, it was plenty of information to take in, but Jessie would much rather most of the attention on the woman in front of her, rather than on herself. It made her uncomfortable to talk about herself and her family. If she gave out the wrong thing to the wrong kind of wolf then it could end badly for many, and that was something that Jess would not wish upon any pack: complete destruction.

Mapping out the woman’s course in her head, she nodded along, showing Minka that she was, indeed, paying attention to what she was saying. It had been so long since she had entered the Lore and she did not remember much from her time when she had first entered the Lore. She remembered most of the wolves, much like her hunting partner from long ago who had helped her accomplish taking down her first large kill since entering the lore. That had been a wonderful experience, and perhaps sooner, rather than later, Jessie would run into him again. She sure hoped she would.

Turning her attention back to the woman in front of her, she spoke clearly, "That is quite interesting! I have been here quite awhile, so I could not really tell you much of how I got here." She laughed slightly, amused with her own self. Thinking about it clearly now she could not believe how long she had been within Relic Lore. It had almost been a year! Much developing had been done on her part, as she had been formed into a completely new wolf. In some ways, she loved the new “her” and in other ways, she absolutely hated it. She still knew she had no one to blame but herself.