Ravensblood Forest the fat pelican

Well. That was... a Reaction with a capital R. He hadn't been expecting or hoping for any specific reaction, but he was quickly realizing that this reaction was not one he wanted. She was angry now, apparently calling his beliefs bullshit and insulting him in the same go. He furrowed his brow. I am serious, he said, his muscles tensing unconsciously.

Am I wrong? he asked. He wanted to hear it straight if she felt that way. If she thought there was absolutely nothing there that bound them, it would be enough for him. He would be the fool, and she could laugh him away. Kaertok would not be ashamed. He had come here looking for Raleska, and he had done what he had set out to do on the guidance of his mother.