Blacktail Deer Plateau of star & sea

The accusations continued to be thrown at the Zeta, irregardless of their source. Ying's face twisted into a scornful frown as she listened silently to Rosalyn's words, then Hua's. Was she to become their marytr?

The primary cause for upset seemed to have been the challenge directed toward Nieve. She did not understand this because to her knowledge, Reyes had not been punished. He had performed two challenges within days of joining and yet, postured without reprimand.

Was scolding reserved only for those deemed "outsiders"? 

The frequent trips outside of the territory were also questioned. Ying knew that Hua should have been the focus of this allegation, as she'd been the sister to leave most often. She remained silent, though; unlike her sister, she was not willing to shift blame to escape her own judgement.

Hua and Mei would have known better than anyone else that leading a pack was the least of her interests. Why would her sister  imply so, and in a moment such as this? She knew that it would not be a choice easily forgiven, nor forgotten.

Aningan was last to step up, his voice booming over the hillside. Ying lowered her gaze to the ground and flattened her ears back atop her head, suddenly ashamed at having been involved in the fiasco. She realized two things in that moment: the first, that Rusalka wasn't the family she'd hoped it would be; the second, that the Jiangs weren't, either.

Her body was heavy with the weight of defeat. Shoulders slumped, eyes half-lidded; without a word, the sylph slipped off to find a seperate path and make her own exit.