"Mia! You know that is not appropriate! What are you doing? Izu is my mate and I'd rather you keep your hands off his being, please," Alida's voice was firm though there was still a gentleness to her reprimand. In the middle of chastising Mia, it seemed Izu had somehow gotten separated. Alida felt a barrage of emotions and snapped her head up to look around. She couldn't see Izu immediately but she did her best to relay reassurance to him. It was then she caught his naked form in the crowd as he seemed to try to make his way towards her. She decided it was likely best to stay put so as not miss Izu in the crowd. It didn't seem to help as Izu seemed to disappear.<br/><br/>Panic seemed to jolt up her chest but she tried her best to squash it down. Last thing she needed was for Izu to think she was in trouble when in reality she was just worried about him. Especially since he seemed to be living one of his fears, if his emotions were anything to go by. Anxiety from Izu crawled up her spine and she did her best to send the feeling of reassurance to him. She began her own search for him, following carefully a very faint shimmer of orange-ish light she could see. It almost seemed as if it was a light simply bleeding through between the trees, dust glittering as it caught the rays. Alida, however, recognized the sheen for what it was. It was a pathway toward Izu. It was likely that Izu could see something similar, but Alida was doubtful that Izu had noticed that particular thing yet. While he was quite attentive to what was going on around him, it was more about the beings involved rather than some shimmery lights in a mystical world.<br/><br/>Mia had taken Alida's distraction as her escape, wasting no time in avoiding further embarrassment. She had never thought Alida so possessive. It was...interesting. She shrugged it off for the moment and went off to find Zoltan. Maybe he could tell her more about Alida's mate and it would give her a chance to get even closer to the King.<br/><br/>Alida chose to focus on the shimmer and followed it almost mindlessly. Once the light seemed to get brighter (indicating Izu was very nearby) she looked up only to a see a woman approaching him. She furrowed her eyes, curious and doing her best to squash the feeling of possessiveness that tried to drown her. She knew everything was fine in her homeland. But Izu was human. Who knew how her kind reacted to humans? Who knew how serious the bond really was for Izu? Who was to say that he was limited to her? They didn't know. He could create his own harem for all she knew! What if others were just as attracted to Izu as she was. What if they were compelled, just as she was, to be with him intimately?<br/><br/>Alida had worked herself up and began to storm towards Izu and the girl who stopped in front of him.