Aelena continued to stare at the floor. The feeling of embarrassment was still very strong and in her mind she tried to justify it to make herself feel less foolish.<i>What kind of druid goes into their feral forms naked?!</i>She gave a curt little nod in agreement with her own argument. Clearly this guy was a little different. She gave a little giggle though and could not resist a peek over her shoulder. He had pants on by then though his back was bare and she did appreciate the lean, toned body. Her teeth bit her bottom lip and the turned back before she got caught.<i>Well, this might not be so bad at all</i>, the shaman thought to herself with a slight smile.<br/><br/>She waited patiently, and ended up fidgeting somewhat. Aelena possessed many virtues but patience was not first among them. The sound of his voice did seem to perk her up though, even when he seemed to stumble over his words. Maybe he did spend too much time in feral form. Still she did not turn around; thinking her staring at him might make him uncomfortable and the situation more awkward. One slender eyebrow arched up at the sound of his slow deep breathing. Was he trying to compose himself, how cute. Again, a little giggle flitted out into the silence. It died though as soon as he managed to introduce himself.<br/><br/>She turned slowly and just stared with those bright eyes of hers wide and her mouth opened in shock. Aelena had thought about Iylldrraen Ironhide often since they had met years ago and he had taken her, a young novice shaman at that time, and greatly helped her with her understanding of nature, her place in this strange new world , and of the Alliance. It seemed impossible that he was standing in front of her now. He had a few more scars than she remembered but otherwise he looked the same. She blushed deeply, that pretty pink spreading over her cheeks. She felt again like the awkward girl she remembered being around him even though she was now almost eye to eye with him. In a moment she had closed the distance and wrapped her arms around him. Aelena looked up at him with unbridled joy on her face.<span style="color: indigo">"Is it really you?? ...or did I fall off of the gryphon and hit my head?"</span>even in the intensity of the moment, the Draenei had a gift for levity.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>