Stone Circle Jumble of thoughts

Valette said that she understood it then. Anyone in their right mind should. If only Laurel had known the destruction that Merrick would cause. All the trouble that his pack was giving theirs... It all could've been avoided with a simple snap. And she had almost done it before -- she vividly remembered trying to kill her baby half-siblings -- so she could've done it. But it would've still cost her Indra -- albeit not in the same way -- so would it truly be worth it?

It didn't really make sense to keep pondering about that, now. She looked up as Valette asked if her son was named Merrick, and she shook her head. He's -- He was Indra's. To kill your own mother — how far would one have to go? Laurel thought of how she had jeered him on, had tried to turn him on his own child in hopes that Indra's next reincarnation would be better, would be hers, in hopes to drive him crazy. In the end it had only driven herself crazy and it had involved her son, Riley. She wasn't sure she would see him again, but she felt the itch to go and search for him. Now he's the leader of that band of little shits in the south. Valette knew that, right? Or had she never known their names?

Valette had her own parenthood stories to share. Laurel didn't really like this because she was far from the right person to offer anyone any advice, especially on parenthood. She hadn't exactly excelled at it herself. She could listen, though, which was probably the least she could do for Valette in return for offering her a home all that time ago and continuing to be so forgiving. Laurel was still scared, but she was beginning to think that maybe she could get Valette on her side and that maybe she could live here and be fine as long as she avoided Greyback. What did you do? she asked in regards to Arlette. Laurel did not know the girl well at all, but she knew all about messing up in being a mother.