Hideaway Strath roll deep

The question asked was one expected by August, so her answer was somewhat prepared. "It wasn't nice, to say the least. My childhood wasn't... nice. But I didn't really know that.... " Before coming to the Teekon, she had thought everyone lived like that. "Males ruled.... females were on the bottom, and.... were abused. A lot. I was, my mother was, my sisters were. It was just how we lived..... We were punished if we did something wrong and if we... spoke without first being asked. Stuff like that...." They weren't allowed to learn trades either, but that was a very small detail amongst a lot of childhood pain and fear.

When she had found Declan originally, she had cowered before him instantly, and he had not hurt her. He wasn't necessarily nice to her, but he showed her to Teaghlaigh and she met Conan too, who was nicer. Perhaps a little too much for her, but he was alright. She could deal with them - they were much better than her old pack.