Her memories of the War had become more frequent ever since reuniting with Gabriel and joining Inferni. It seemed many people wished to hear of Gabriel's past, especially those who were related to the man, and Jezebel was just the coyote to provide such an enlightenment. Especially to his own mother, whom seemed to be quite the woman in Jezebel's eyes and she figured that Gabriel would not mind if she spoke about him to Kaena. Kaena spoke then, what she said causing Jezebel to glance upward with interest and see the strange look passing across the other woman's face. Had Jezebel perhaps divulged in to much? Giving a small nod, though Kaena had not spoken in a form of a question, Jezebel shifted into a more comfortable position, ears swaying forth as Kaena spoke again.
“That's okay,” Jezebel assured, offering a brief wag of her tail. “It is sometimes good to talk about. It lets old ghosts fly free and makes the haunts of the past more bearable.” She added sagely, shifting again as she cleared her throat, trying to move past the uncomfortable feelings that were stirring within her. "You survived, and you're stronger for it," Jezebel nodded again, remaining contemplative and silent though a faint and lovely smile touched her lips. Her gaze followed Kaena's as the older woman looked back over at the deer and she also noticed the tiny rodent and its frantic movements, a dull interest crossing her features though she made no move towards it for she was full and found that just her close presence to the deer was torment enough for the scavenger. When it disappeared back amongst the junk it called its home Jezebel let her eyes linger upon the kill a moment longer as her mind wandered; would things have turned out differently if she had not met Gabriel during the war? Would her life have been worse or better for it?
With a soft sigh she looked back at Kaena, a smile returning to her dainty features, tilting her head to the side as Kaena confirmed that Gabriel had mentioned the fire, yet remaining completely oblivious to the implications or harsh memories behind that innocent enough comment. “I'm glad we met,” Jezebel said companionably, tail thumping against the hard packed earth with a kind of finality to it. “It's been good to finally meet the mother of Gabriel. You've certainly raised a good son and you must be very proud of your family.” Jezebel said, a small glimmering of teeth showing as her smile widened, eyes gleaming kindly. Jezebel felt this was the beginning of a friendship, or at least hoped it was. She could already see herself spending time with Kaena one day then running into Gabriel. Oh yeah, by the way, I've met your mother! She's great, but we're busy hanging out right now so we'll catch you later. Holding back a snort of laughter as the little scenario played out in the her mind she turned her attention back to the carcass.
“We should probably start lugging this thing back, it might take a while with just the two of us.” Jezebel said, muscles tensing in her legs as she stood in one swift, graceful motion. “Should we drag it back or shift and carry it?” She asked, unsure of which would be the easiest.
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