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Draven had traveled far in his journey to Zena. He had been here for a few months and was still traveling around and taking in the sights. At this time he stood in a much sheltered and rather warm stable running a soft brush over Regale's coat as he settled his mount in for the night... Even if it were still daylight out. He had stopped at an inn, The Tipsy Snowvern, in Zidel, the farthest most north city of Zena. It was here that he had found his grandmother's grave. Along with the graves of others in his family including his mother's. It had shaken him a little when he found them, but was resolved afterwards. He hadn't known his mother as she had died when he was born. His Grandmother had given his father grief afterwards.

"We'll be staying here for a few days. Seems ol' Gram had some stuff for me. Not sure what we'll be taking back south, but we shall see." Draven comments to Regale who huffs and shakes his head. The Janarem wasn't keen on hauling anything back southwards that was too heavy. "Don't worry, we won't be taking anything too big. I promise you that." Draven reassured his mount.

He wasn't that mad to try and take something large. He just didn't know that one large thing would be accompanying him south. It was large and bore wings, his Grandmother's favored bird Rhine would be going with him, whether Regale liked it or not...

Draven finished brushing Regale down for the night, the Janarim shook himself off as if someone had dumped water on his back. Huffing again he waited for Draven to wrap his warm blanket over his back and strap it down. Draven even fitted warm boot like creations over Regale's paws, granted his claws remained on the outside. "There, that should do you for the night. We'll head out again in the morning. Weather permitting." Draven waved as he went to exit the stables.

He caught sight of someone else that was nearby, though not sure to who it was. Shaking his own head and pulling the hood of his cloak up over his ears, Draven headed into the inn. When he entered he headed over to the desk to pay for his night and the stable stall for his mount.

"This should be enough for the four nights of a room and stable for my mount." He said dropping a small bag of coins to the desk top. "If there is need of more, just let me know."

The innkeeper nodded to Draven as he was handed a key to his room. "Up the stairs and third door on your right. Enjoy your stay young man." The old inkeeper said as Draven collected his key and turned to head towards the stairs.

Draven, not exactly looking where he was going as he took the time to stuff something into his pack while heading for the stairs. While someone didn't bump into him, he assuredly bumped into them. Stumbling backwards a bit, the hood of his cloak falling backwards as he fell to sit on the floor.

"Of all the." He began, shifting to stand again. "Sorry about..." He had started again as he looked at the one he had bumped into.

The person was certainly still taller then he was, then again they always had been taller then him. Draven was indeed older then the last time he had seen Dem, but at the point he might as well have still been a child. Shaking his head, not believing that the Alk had traveled all this way to the north was impossible. Matori was her home and certainly wouldn't travel too far from there.

"I am either dreaming, or hit my head too hard when I fell." he looked back at Dem "Why are you this far north?" He certainly thought he was seeing things, he had left a note saying not to be too worried about him. That he would be back as soon as he could, but seems the motherly instinct in the Alk was stronger then he imagined..

Draven brushed off his cloak before looking back at Dem, the Alk had traveled all this way because of him? Surely he hadn't been gone all that long. It had been a few years perhaps, he was certainly older then when he last seen the woman that had taken him in as his own. Chuckling to himself he shook his head, perhaps he should have written home once and a while, while he had been gone.

"Didn't think I had been gone that long. Feels like I had only just left Oba after leaving Nile with Masika.." He frowned a little at the thought. Jeez, he was a bad owner, he should retrieve the reptile soon before it feels like he had abandoned it. "I probably should go and retrieve Nile before too much longer." He chuckled more to himself then anyone else.

Then there was the questions, was he alright and if anything had happened. Nothing really had happened while he was in Zena. Really it had been calm besides the few run ins with those who didn't care much for mixed blooded races. Still this was nothing new, it was that way in a few areas and old thinking. "Everything has been fine, besides the normality of some looking down upon you." He shrugged.

"I just bought a room here, we can continue the talk there and out of earshot of everyone else." he said as he glanced around, noticing that some were looking in their direction. He wasn't sure if they were expecting a fight to break out or something else. Still he was tired and just wanted to flop on something that wasn't the hard ground.

Motioning for Dem to follow him, Draven headed up the stair and towards the room that he had rented for a couple of nights. Word was that there would be a small snow storm and he didn't want to have Regale out in that weather anymore then he did himself.