Blacktail Deer Plateau Fell apart south of Salt Lake

Raleska kept an ear turned towards Rosalyn, but she could not bring herself to meet the woman's gaze. She thought she might find something in there -- pity, maybe -- an emotion that at the moment, she just couldn't handle. She was one word away from cracking -- all it would take for imminent meltdown would be platitudes and empty words.

Instead, Rosalyn broached an entirely different topic. Raleska sniffed, eyes lifting sharply as she looked to her mentor and then rapidly looked away. There was confusion spilling across her face - hadn't they just moved here, to keep everyone happy? The warmth the little comment "you're part of that family too" would normally have had, was lost upon Raleska as she digested the rest of the news. "Where?" It was evident Raleska was fumbling - with the news, with what had happened, with it all -- and was quickly becoming an emotional minefield.