Ravensblood Forest olive branch

Apologies on the wait!

Violante huffed softly at Bartholomew's words, but listened all the same. From here, she could see the island, a good distance away, but still relatively close. Her dark gaze settled on the male once more, but the Vicera found she had relatively little to say. Eventually, she said, "Perhaps we did get off on the wrong foot. I am wary of outsiders. My mate and I only seek to raise our young."