Redsand Canyon Blackout

Sovereign blinked with mild surprise as Maiken poke her thoughts.
The yearling figured by the healer's words, that she was not yet skilled in the art of masking her feelings, like her mother had been.

Still a long way to go...

And for what it is worth, I am proud of you.

Those words hit deep in the pale princess's heart, making her eyes begin to wet at the edges.
"Even after everything...?" She murmured with a low whimper, implying the fall of Hildibrandr had been just as much Sovereign's fault as it had been her own mother's, if not in entirety.

"Anyway...um...thank you, as well." The youth offered in an awkward attempt to swipe the conversation away for another time. 
Another time, that she couldn't place when it would come...

The pale yearling shuffled on her paws for a moment, unsure how to continue their interaction.
Not that she didn't want to talk and bond with Maiken; a familiar face in an otherwise unfamiliar place, so on so forth, she just wanted to talk and bond without her inner demons and grief getting in the way-!