Blackfeather Woods You thought I'd just abandon you?

It seemed Potema did not react the way he wanted to. How could he even expect her to. Yet, Burke felt an incredible sadness. He opened up to Potema and now she was clearly judging him. The male had always been there for her, and been supportive of everythign she did or went to, but once he decided something the princess could not look past her own feelings. It said a lot about her age, at least Burke realized that, because he did not picture her as the yearling she was. So young in life.

Her insults towards Malice made him bare his teeth mentally but as always Burke kept his calm mask. Though there was now a hint of sadness in it. She hit the spot right on by asking if he was in love with her, in truth he did not know. But now he opened up to her and got beaten down instantly with insults he was not going to open up to her again. At least not in this conversation. "I do not see a point of opening up to you about what I feel if you are filled with so much hatred for someone you don't know," he spoke to her with a bit of dissapointment in his voice. After all he already said that Malice was not going to replace Potema's mother. 

Burke kept his pale eyes on her. He did this the right way, instantly telling her once she arrived. She did not find out after she joined which might be even more disastrous. Burke's face turned more sullen. "I thought that I could share such things with you, Potema," he spoke with a light frown. This was probably the sole reason why Malice was here. In his eyes he was always there for everyone, being their counselor and therapist. But also as a steady leader, always there. But once he had something himself he could not open up to anyone.