Swiftcurrent Creek lately i found myself thinking, been dreaming about you a lot

"why is it complicated?" aria pressed, her brow furrowing. if she felt any of the regret constantine did, it didn't show. he was in a relationship when she returned to him -- she never had the option (that she remembered) to make a move. and back in the day, he had left her. so, what gives? it, still, was not her fault. 

and then he asked about thorn, something that caused a prick of her ear. "it's not," she told him earnestly, her tail flicking, "he's a stranger. the only draw i have to him is that he's been nothing but straightforward with me."