Larksong Grotto His goal in life was to be an echo

This problem seemed to be more than what he was sharing. Jhala didn't know the other, or really anything about him, so how could she know? But something just told her that he wasn't telling her everything- not that he was obligated to, of course. She didn't know how to respond though, a counsellor was not her trade of choice. Part of her wanted to tell him he needed to suck it up, but she didn't know him well enough to do that. Instead she was sympathizing greatly with him- something he probably needed anyway.

Her ears flicked, cupping forward as she thought. "Well- why haven't you?" she asked him, her gaze flickering towards him before falling back to her paws.