Emberwood [m] Oh Ophelia, you've been on my mind, girl, since the flood

The fur along her spine lifted all at once. She took a step back. He was lying. He was lying to her. Something in her whispered that it was the truth, but that voice was lost beneath the wrongness of it all. They shouldn't even be having this conversation, she thought.

Why was she even here?

Reverie shook her head, taking another step back. How - how am I supposed to believe that? I was - I was in heat, Everett, I - I tried to leave, I tried to warn you. I need - I need - space. I need time. I can't - I can't even look at you right now.

I can't do this right now.

She took several more steps back, glancing once at Carnelian before she finally turned to flee. Everett would heal more quickly without her around to stress him out, anyway. Later Reverie would give @Peridot herbs and instructions to care for her brother — but she would not come back to see him again. Not for some time.