Emberwood the faults lies in our eyes

He took her words in such a wrong, twisted direction that she couldn't help it; a laugh burst out. "Me, kill myself? Hell no." The idea was so far from her that she couldn't even imagine doing so. Not only did she love living far too much to ever consider it, she doubted she'd have the nerve if she tried. Charge blindly into a fight? Yes. But off herself because she happened to be having an off moment? No. True, there were times when the darkness weighed her down so much she wondered if she had ever really been happy, but those were few now and very far between. No, she wouldn't do that.

"I'd go as I always have. Pick a direction and run. As long as it takes me away from here, it'd do." Nothing against Teekon, but what she was seeking wasn't something she could find staying here. At least, that was what she had surmised. "I don't really have anything planned, since I am not even sure I'm gonna go through with it." Leaving Duskfire would be difficult, and it would be a decision she couldn't go back on.

She shook her head when he spoke of his cousin and how his situation should give her hope. "I'm aware, in fact I've heard of a few around here who are in the same sort of boat." A certain pairing Bazi was always going on about came to mind. "But with males it's different. Women... they want pups. A family. And generally they want someone who can offer them that." She shrugged. "Not that I mind too terribly much, but I don't really have what it takes in that regard." Despite the fact that the subject wasn't exactly the lightest, her voice held quite a bit of amusement.

"Which reminds me, speaking of pups..." She looked at him questioningly. "Can I ask if a certain pretty young healer happened to accompany you?" She hoped so, because if not, this conversation was gonna get real awkward real fast. That is, if Shadow had been jilted and was still upset about it.