Lost Creek Hollow garden song

ash star was apologizing.
and, despite her gut telling her not to, wren listens. her guard remains up, soft innards shielded by a steel wall, but she listens — admittedly, it was noble of ash star to admit her own faults, and wren found satisfaction in this.
i can't say i blame you, the songbird finally answers, a soft note of sadness leaping into her tone. i get it. you just wanted to protect your home. i, um, i appreciate the apology, though.
she isn't sure what else to say. how exactly does one do this kind of thing? she thinks back to her time in swiftcurrent, how she'd navigated rockiness with akavir and arric. their trust in her had been earnest and true from the beginning — this was different. much so.
she feels a pang of guilt as she remembers their faces.