[Her noticeable concern... is warming. Elza smiles a bit but it falls as he dips back into a more thoughtful look. His hand lifts to his chin, fingers curling just under it. There's no good way to phrase this.]

Something like it. There's a disease, actually, that's become more prevalent in the country, called Zodiva.

--and then, as part of it, there are the wolf hunts. The wolves are another people like I or Zara, but for ten years now they've been hunted due to an order from the King.