Otatso Wetlands my life, my love, my drive, it came from pain

he seemed to fight with himself, standing before her, speechless. she stared at him, waiting, her ears pulled back and her gaze searching his. and when he finally answered, aria was so incredibly unsatisfied. but how childish... 

"then i'll stay," she said with a gentle sigh, the flame extinguishing as soon as it had been lit. from his own warm gaze, her own fell, another emotion settling in. she wished he'd say what was on his mind-- exactly. but then again, was she? 

she tried to fall back to his first comment. "did you tell you she didn't trust you?"