Redhawk Caldera Put your dukes up

He could feel her anxiety rise, and patiently, he let her say everything she felt she should tell him. They fought- he could see no sign of physical harm, but he would trust she'd tell him if Reyes had even touched a whisker to her face. Now, it seemed, another truth had been revealed. Reyes had been away, but not of his own choosing. If he'd been injured, scared...He felt his heart clench. 

It was too soon. It would always be too soon- but if the hunters had come this way...

He tensed his muscles to hold back a shudder. He sensed that she had some sympathy for him. She'd been begged, but she had pushed him away. Bronco frowned. At times, he found Teya difficult to read. What was she asking him to do? Assumptions wouldn't help him. 

"What can I do to make things easier?" He asked calmly.