Bearclaw Valley One year later...

Valette looked to him, only replying so quietly. Her eyes roamed over him for a moment and then nodded. She worried that she had said something wrong, without intending to hurt him. She looked away too. "Anyhow," she started, clearing her throat. "You don't have to join if you don't want to. Just let me know. I won't push you into doing it or something like that," she spoke.

After all the male hadn't commented on the fact that she wanted to come with her to Silvertip or not. Maybe she had been a bit forward with the male. Or the mention of a master might not have been the right one, she realized now. The young female wagged her tail a bit. "I'm sorry if I have been too forward," she spoke, looking at him with a genuine expression.