Fox's Glade scream at the top of your lungs

Laurel visibly startled when she heard Valette's voice. She'd been lost in thought talking to herself and she didn't realise that anyone was closing in on her. After her initial startle Laurel quickly put a bright smile of pretend on her face and hoped that this wolf hadn't actually heard a word she had said. Laurel was initially confused when she was greeted by name, because she hadn't a clue who this wolf was at all. The face came vaguely familiar but Laurel hadn't a clue where from. "Yes, hi!" she greeted hastily, but her confusion wasn't lifted until Valette mentioned her brother -- Xan.

Oh shit, this was Xan's sister, and she'd just heard Laurel talking about him. That was pretty much the last thing she wanted. Laurel didn't really want to talk to anyone about this -- she just wanted to run away from it, really -- let alone Xan's very own sister. "Oh, you heard that?" she said, the smile falling off her face. "Well, yeah, he's always been a jerk." Laurel figured that Valette might not like her saying that, but it was the truth, and Valette'd overheard what Laurel had said so she may as well. "It's just impossible to live with him, but he's also their father." If not for that one dumb-ass time they spent together, Laurel would've likely just grabbed Indra and left ages ago.