Northstar Vale It's just a lightyear and a day

There was an emptiness to her voice when Reiko responded to Vespera, even her eyes were void of any of her usual spunkiness. The poor girl was experiencing her own troubles that the others were probably too quick to pass judgment on, yet again, she was the Empress, and she had to keep her chin up for the good of the pack. Reiko said it was nothing, but she knew that she was lying based on her attitude, but if she was telling the truth then there would have been more peppiness to her voice. The Duchess frowned and approached the damaged Empress to get a better look at her new wounds.

There were lots of bruises and scars running along with her matted fur, not to mention she was covered in dirt.

 The dark woman sat alongside the defeated woman, "it's not nothing Rei," she replied with a stern but worried look, she at least wanted Rei to understand that she at least cares for her well being. Rei was still a sweet soul, but that still didn't excuse the fact that she failed to live up to her duties.

She still went on by stating that nothing has changed and apologized for losing, you lost? Now I understand, she thought as Vespera listened to the broken woman with her full attention. "It was him wasn't it," she hummed while still keeping a steady glance at Reiko, "why do you let him hurt you?" Her brows arched up slightly with her eyes becoming more sympathetic, or as sympathetic as she could muster because she really couldn't believe Reiko would let this man into his life.