Greatwater Lake Teufelskreise

His words hit her like a blow in her chest. A feeling she could not categorize as shame, rather as indignation, built up inside her. The content of his words was not what hurt her, it was the way the dark male had said them. Ayana felt like he did not really want her around him anymore, if he ever did. She shook her head to give the answer to his question. However, she did not know whether she should be honest or not. After all, he was a stranger and did not seem too interested in her past and inner conflicts. So she simply denied his question. She looked around the lake while he introduced himself. There was this tone in his words again that annoyed Ayana. He seemed ... unsure? Something was wrong with him, maybe he lied about his identity. What if this was a test Burke had set up for her? No, not this far away from the borders. And he does not really seem like a threat after all, to be honest. Her mind was right. This was reality for once.

She breathed in the warm summer air and looked back to the stranger. His name sounded foreign - Hibiki - kind of like the wolves her mother used to talk about. Far away from Teekon Wilds. Ayana's mind started to wander. She wanted to forget her past and finally attain peace, but the time was not right. Maybe this wolf knew about her family, though. It was worth a try and asking did not hurt - usually.

She turned to him and sat down, although she was still able to jump up and run away if necessary. "You seem to be from far away? Your name leads me to judge. It sounds foreign.", she said carefully. Firstly she needed to find out whether the tall male was interested in a conversation or not. After her approach it was understandable if he did not want to talk to her again.