The smile would catch her off guard, and she blinked, something in her face doing something it hadn't done in some time. It wasn't a full smile, but the very first hint of one the real ones that start somewhere behind the eyes.

Perhaps you're right, she mused first, her voice thoughtful turning Tamaska's perspective over gently. It didn't make it easier. It doesn't make it hurt less, but it does make me feel...less like something done to me and more like something that just happened...between two people who were both lost she allowed the silence to settle.

All to yourself? she inquired with a smirk, and a quiet lilt of disbelief. As though I'm something worth keeping it wasn't exactly self pity, but more like someone reading an inscription they weren't sure was meant for them. And the more she thought about it, the more her tail lifted. Swaying in a low tentative arc, You always know the right thing to say

She paused, tan ears coming up, So, where will we be going then? she would need to say a proper goodbye to Wardruna before she departed, and officially close this chapter of her life. She needed the closure if she was to move on.

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