[UNDERCITY - Stoneworks]
After leading the two stags he was left with to the Stoneworks Raudd dismounted and went looking for a group of wolves to take with him, the ravens well... They would find him.
It took a little time, but after searching a couple of the wolves favorite hang outs Raudd found a few of them hanging around a butcher's shop chewing on bones the butcher had given to them, a treat for them and easy disposal for the butcher. He whistled and watched with some joy as the wolves immediately jumped up and ran at him like the over-sized dogs they were. Of course the only response to such a reaction would be to pet them and play around a bit.
Many pets, tackles and good boi's later the wolves finally calmed down enough for Raudd to get moving again with the wolves in tow. In the meantime a group of ravens had come to figure out why only the masters brother had returned. Giving them the signal to come closer the curious ravens finally came close enough to speak rather than yell. "Zolya's stuck somewhere in the frigid wastes, we have to find her and bring her back. Are you all gonna help me?" No matter how often he did speaking with the ravens was a bit odd, they could clearly understand him, but they never made any attempt to show they could beyond reacting to generic hand signals and calls. The ravens flew up and without wait went in the direction of the frigid wastes. Realizing that he would have to keep up with them Raudd and his pack of wolves ran towards the two stags and after he mounted one of them they whole group went chasing after the ravens.
[UNDERCITY - Frigid Wastes]
A good couple of hours later one of the corvids swooped down meeting up with an exhausted Zolya. It tilted it's head as Zolya slowly walked by the corvid without paying it any attention, the banishment had taken much more out of her than she had initially thought. Her entire body screamed as the mana forcefully slammed into her body like a constant torrent of water trying to equalize the balance between the outside and within. Every step forward a challenge and many more to go before she would reach the edge of the frigid wastes she knew she should have waited, or at least given herself a moment of rest somewhere along the way.
Luckily the raven was a sign that help was nearby. As the distance between Zolya and the raven grew beyond a few feet it decided to fly up once again and flew straight towards something in cawing incessantly. A couple minutes later the sounds of hooves on snow and ice became clearer and she could see the pack moving towards her, and with that sight her legs refused to set another step barely keeping her from collapsing.
"Well damn, you look like you've just ran a marathon. What happened?"
"Hah... Later... For... Hah... Now... Let's... Hah, hah... Let's go... Home..." She said under haggard breathing as her brother pretty much carried her to one of the stags.
"Well then, you'd better rest a bit before we go home. Are you cold?" Raudd asks as he places Zolya against one of the wolves that laid down to form a bit of a back rest.
"Not cold... Shield... Just... Hah... Tired... Body... Aching... Used... Too... Hah... Much... Mana..." She managed to push out of her lungs. All while another wolf comes up to her and puts his head on her lap.
"Okay, you just stay quiet and catch your breath. We got all the time in the world." He said as he sat down next to her. Grabbing a small piece of wood and a carving knife out of his pocket and began carving patterns into the wood while humming a gentle tune.
A half hour later Zolya stirs into motion slowly getting up from her wolven chair and blanket. Raudd immediately puts his carving and knife in his pocket and gets up himself, padding the snow off his coat. "You know it was kinda nice to spend time together like this, you being silent and all." he said with a little cheeky glint in his eyes, as it immediately got a response from his sister in the form of a fist to his shoulder.
"Recovered a little bit?"
"Yeah, a little bit. Good enough to ride."
"Then let's go home." Raudd suggested as the two each mounted one of the stags, riding them back the way Raudd had come.