Bearclaw Valley heavy on your heart

Shame crept up on her and she had hoped that he would simply let the subject hang in the air and eventually pass rather than emphasise it. As if it wasn't bad enough that it had happened at all, he asked her if she was okay and offered to get Blondine. She shook her head swiftly and said, "No, that's okay. It's nothing." She swallowed and looked at the remainder of the food, then glanced at Xan. "I'm sorry, I should — I should go." Her voice broke up a little as she grabbed the rabbit and stood up. She cast him one last brief glance before she took off in a hasty trot, giving him one last possibility to say something, anything that would make her stay.

*makes space for new thread* :D unless Xan says anything as she takes off you can archive this!