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Relief didn't quite soften his concern. Teya might not have wanted to tell him the truth if Reyes had been hurting her, they were little more than strangers still. He hated coaxing confessions out of someone he barely knew, but he needed to make sure that she was safe. 

Teya's confession didn't make him believe that she was responsible for their relationship being rocky. From what he knew of Reyes, and the impression he had of her, he assumed she was perhaps hiding something, or being modest. Her tears were real, and there was guilt in her voice, but he chose to empathize with her being the victim. "I know a bit about what that's like." He said, softly. "But...Staying with Reyes, for Sorana's sake...Maybe it is what's best for her, I dunno. But when my mate and I broke up, I think it was the best thing we could've done for Killdeer. The last thing I wanted him to do was grow up an' end up staying with someone who....Treated him bad, or who he didn't love." He said.