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Siren didn’t elaborate and Dalila didn’t ask which was better off anyway. The young Klein wasn’t ready to make her confession and buried herself in the work they were doing. Keeping her paws busy was better than thinking about the past. Her and Chimera’s relationship had been a whole lot different back then, and she still didn’t know exactly what it was now. He cared about her and no longer did she feel the bite of his teeth. There was still an emotional disconnect, but that wouldn’t likely ever change.

Dalila spoke again, giving a glimpse of her own experiences. Chimera was gruff but Dalila had been forced to serve worse. Sometimes it was odd to have the woman here serving her, but Siren had never seen anything but full acceptance and embrace of where she was. Dalila was the greatest gift that Chimera could have given her, and Siren was glad she had the woman. Not that she found it very easy to show that fact, maybe her kindness was enough. She’d never even raised her voice to her really.

The girl shrugged as Dalila returned to her eye level and mentioned being so different. ”We’re different in many ways, we went through a lot as kids and we both coped in vastly different ways. Maybe it only exacerbated our deeper differences.” Siren looked away, her mind returning to the trials they faced together as children.