She can relate. The once had been enough ... and then there is the massive time problem she has at home, too. It sobers her up a little.

With a sigh, she puts her bow over her shoulder once more. Perhaps it had been asking for trouble just to bring it with her today. "It feels that way. Maybe I shouldn't have it with me, but... it felt like I might need it. I've seen some of those wolves again," she adds, trusting Luz will know the kind she means. She remembers having to fend them off in the war timeline.

Zelda shakes her head at Luz's apology and puts a comforting hand on the girl's shoulder.

"There's no need to apologise," she says. "I've been just as lax about finding you. I got caught up in my own life, I suppose." On another level, she had tried to put the war behind her and move on. Maybe she ought to have paid more attention. "We're both here now, though, and that's what counts.