Altar of Twilight hey, mama, how's it going?

that wasn't what she expected-- then again, she hadn't expected any of this. her ears cupped forward, raising from their pinned position. she stepped closer, not as afraid of him as before, and let him hold her gaze with a judgmental stare, sucking in breathes and sorting through words.

"it was not home," she said quietly, now that she were closer he could more easily hear her. Aria stopped moving towards him, giving plenty of space but being outside their borders now. "everyone had left. no one respected me--" she stopped, shaking her head, "i was no one's leader. they did not trust me or believe in me, the only one who stood by my beliefs was Constantine, and he too left." her head fell for a moment as she stared at her paws. "Deirdre led the sentinels before i stepped down, she made decisions and alliances behind my back that i did not support, but did not have the power to turn down. it belonged to her, she was the rightful leader-- and i accepted that, but it was no longer home." she looked back up as she spoke, studying him. she bit her lip as she fell silent, waiting for a response. would he understand that? maybe someone else would, but Aria and Casmir had never quite seen eye to eye.