Stone Circle Your Mother Should Know

`She should have figured that the Matriarch wouldn't like her snarky comments during this point in time. Vespera felt a bit guilty that Valette told her that she has been doing her best to keep everyone fed as if that wasn't obvious for Valette didn't look good at all. The female dipped her muzzle in an apologetic matter, "I'm sorry that Easthollow has been struggling," she murmured, she truly felt bad, but those feelings twisted with her hatred so she didn't know what to think anymore.

But Valette had to ask the question.

Why did she leave? Why did she leave when Easthollow gave her a good home?

Those words struck a chord with her, one of shame and remorse. She darted her eyes away from the Matriarch, how would she answer? She came back to Easthollow to get an explanation as to why Valette turned her back on her at the moment that she needed her the most. She needed an explanation as to why her sorry excuse for a mate thought he was so entitled to Valette's affection alone. Vespera knew she had to get these feelings out, but in her time of isolation and knew that her words couldn't come out explosive or aggressive. The young girl closed her eyes and sighed, she hoped this would have calmed her nerves enough for when she would reopen her eyes and express her emotions.

The young female's gaze fell on Valette with a bit of intensity, "what is a home that doesn't uphold its own values?" She didn't come out snarky or sarcastic, she didn't snap, and she didn't whine. This is one of the rare occasions where she asked and honest question, and she wasn't going to sugar coat it. The Easthollow female had just enough trust left for the Matriarch that she could get an answer, maybe one that didn't fit in her imagination of how Valette would react. Her gaze never left Valette, her gaze was stern but not harsh, she predicted she would get a tongue lashing so she mentally prepared herself for those consequences by keeping her temper as low as possible.