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blodreina smiles at him, perhaps a bit demurely when he mentions that the trait runs in the family — he's called her beautiful before ...when he'd first showed up on diaspora's borders — and while she's heard many adjectives thrown at her that one is still new and taking her a bit to get used to ( but probably also because as a child she'd never wanted to be seen as beautiful but fierce and intimidating instead ). you flatter all the girls like that? she quips on impulse teasing him as a slow, impish smirk steals away the modesty she'd felt previously.

soon enough though, at her own prompting, the conversation steers to a more serious matter and reina offers ingram her rapt attention, giving a sage nod to hear that takiyok's pups are able to roam a bit further, giving her a small peace of mind that she wouldn't be den-ridden forever; despite that her claustrophobia hasn't been too bad all things considered. thank you. reina tells him warmly, appreciative of both the offer to give her some time to stretch her legs and information on what she's missed.

ingram's words about verx do not bring much surprise to blodreina — she had noticed his scent starting to wane before putting herself on den-rest — and she feels a swell of irritation towards her uncle simmer beneath her breast: because she assumed he left ( which would later be confirmed ) due to the issues him and aure'd been having and their arguments. still, she hadn't thought verx would abandon his family ...even though their decisions to split from drageda had been exactly that, and she has to remind herself that she's no different.

i see, verx was all she'd had left of her previous life and though they hadn't always gotten along nor seen eye to eye it sort of stung her too. i'm glad the goufas are doing well despite their father's disappearance. she speaks this genuinely. any news of those wolves ...the ones that planned to claim the vale and our potential alliance with them?