Stone Circle Why do they leave?

Grayday, for his part, was just glad that his words had helped instead of hurt. He wouldn't be pressing his luck by trying to be a counselor, but he was glad he'd been able to ease Valette's saddness, if only a little bit. It helped him, too, to commiserate with another. Valette had known Ezekiel far better than he had, and it gave him a bit of perspective to know that some were more troubled than he.

In times like these, it was more important than ever to be strong if you could stomach it. There were those that weren't always able. Day would support Valette just because she was a part of the family, but - well - it was in his best interests if she remembered this when he was the one not feeling his best.

"I'm glad I could be here for you," he said sincerely, bumping the tip of his nose against her paw. "But I'm sure someone else could've told you the same things - you're just lucky I managed to get it out alright. Normally when I speak more than a few sentences at a time, someone gets offended."

He didn't mean them to, of course. Day generally tried to be kind and peaceable. He just wasn't good at getting his point across.

"Still, I'm glad I could help you," he reiterated, trying to stay on the subject at hand. "Is there... I mean, do you want to talk about anything else?"