Ever since the bobcat Hollow had been taking it easy. Until today, though he didn't know that Nina had already been patrolling the border. Hollow moved at a jog, the skin across his wound felt tight. One misstep and he was sure he would bleed again. The dark Guardian ignored the thought and continued his trek, there was no time for doubt anymore, Hollow would have to get his paws moving and beat the injury. No stupid feline would ever get the better of Hollow Nite. But he was surprised to round a bend and see a stranger speaking to Nina. So with a very careful neutralization of his face he strode steadily into the open and stood next to Nina keeping his head below hers.

She may have known who he was but Hollow certainly didn't. So he kept himself held calm. Nina seemed at ease and so would he mirror that as he second. "Hello there I am Hollow Nite, Guardian of Secret Woodlands and you are?." Hollow spoke with no malice only awe placed on the word 'guardian' for Hollow was still in shock for the title. But it felt good to say it to someone at last. The dark male kept a diplomatic stance, there was no threat in his voice or posture. If this wolf perceived any then he would adjust, Nina seemed to know something at the moment he didn't judging by the excited light in her eye. Hollow couldn't help but wonder exactly what that was.

As soon as it was clear that the boy in front of her was the little pup that she had saved a little more than a year ago, she wanted to rush over and embrace him, but much like she had when she had found out about Mirren’s whereabouts, she stayed where she was. She could feel her heart pounding heavily in her chest, threatening to break out. He had grown much bigger since the last time she had seen him, much like Mirren, and she couldn’t help the ghost of a smile that played on her lips at his submission. If they would have stayed…Nina might have been in a position similar to his and bowing down to the Prince of the Creek, but such a thing would never happen for her. At his question, she was just about to open her mouth to respond when her loyal Guardian showed up, making it known that he was a protector of the lands, which was not all that needed considering that Nios was no threat to them. She ignored it though and listened as the young boy introduced himself to Hollow, something that she was glad went smoothly.

Feeling that now was the right time to answer the question that had been addressed to her, she spoke in calm tones, "Yes…I rule these lands. Your brother has recently joined us and he was going to set out to find you soon… How are you, Nios?" Even if they weren’t blood related at one time Nios and Nina had been family and once someone was family, even after a betrayal, they would still be family. Nina had sacrificed her own safety for Nios once and she was sure that if it came down to it, she would save him all over again. She had definitely been hurt when the Tainns had left, but Nios had not had any control over what he could do at the time, but now he was developing into a young man and he could start making some of his own choices, though she was curious as to why both Nios and Mirren had both strayed so far from their parents. If something had happened Nina had not been informed by Mirren, but she knew it was not her place to pry on such personal information. So she kept her thoughts to herself.