Sleepy Fox Hollow Away, tryna be somebody else

"and i have already said that i will, anselm," heda said in a tight tone heedful of her tenuous presence here. she couldn't move ava and she couldn't take her home. but if she could catch this brute off guard it would be worth so much.
etienne's loud words were familiar in their resonance; she glanced to him in grateful surprise.
"i have a man with me and another daughter. our pack is scattered." her eyes were cold. "we'll all come here, we'll hunt till ava is well, and then we'll go. you won't see us again."
or — 
from the depths of her mind she summoned something mireille had said enough times for her to remember. "mèsi, etienne."
or — now she looked full on anselm, into his hateful face, with a stare that said i know what you want.
and godly or not, shamed or not, heda was prepared to barter anything that bought peace and time for ava to heal.