Stone Circle you know i'll take my heart clean apart if it helps yours beat

To say that Valette felt guilty was a bit of an understatement but she couldn't take in everyone. They wouldn't have enough and the family would still be starving. Valette sought a bit of comfort from Stark as the family moved away. What she didn't expect was that Clary coming to the scene moments later. Valette offered her daughter a tired smile. "Hey Clary," she greeted before seeing the questioning look on her daughter's face.

Valette could almost expect the question. Valette turned to Stark and asked him to go check on their children. She would catch up with him later. "Strangers. A family with five youngsters needing a home," she answered. Clary was not stupid, and she probably had seen the family from afar. Valette's hazel eyes fell to her daughter, wondering if she should elaborate on her answer or not. "Which we could not offer to them, unfortunately,' Valette added.