Stone Circle Life alone makes me shake

He continued to stammer. Something softened in her, but still, the memory of that day hung between them. Reverie knew now that she had been wrong, stupid, but — Lestan had been kind. Sadey had been kind. If they could, why not him, too? Even then, she might have forgiven Riverclan their inability to meet this standard, had she not felt so... foolish. Embarrassed. She knew all of these things, but knowing didn't change how she felt. It should have, though.
That was the thought she held to as she watched him reach out, and tried to respond in kind. Okay. I'm Reverie, She hesitated, then added. It's nice to meet you, Crowfeather. It wasn't, not really, but she was trying to be kind. Maybe he didn't deserve it yet, but denying it felt ugly; it felt cruel in a way she never wanted to be.