Transparent Soul

Briar let her gaze refocus on Hikaru as he stated his understanding of her feelings, mentioning how he couldn't confront his own family and how he had been exiled because he couldn't confirm to what they wanted. Her ears flicked at the thought, a little frown pulling at her lips. She had put a lot of pressure on herself to become something her family could be proud of, but she couldn't imagine any of them ever sending her away or exiling her if she couldn't. She still wasn't entirely sure she was meeting their expectations. Praise and acknowledgement wasn't really something that was given freely around here. It was always expected to live and work to this level that felt unreachable so going above and beyond that felt impossible.

Even still, she knew she'd always have a home with her family - to the point where she had the opposite problem of not knowing if they'd ever let her leave. "Do you mind if I ask what they wanted you to be?" she asked with a little bit of curiosity. "I just wonder what they could have possibly wanted from you that was so extreme that they felt like they had to kick you out because of it. You seem really nice and I know you work and do stuff around the pack so... what more could they want?" There was obviously something she was missing in the story and she was still getting to know him so maybe there was something about him she just hadn't seen yet, but what could make a family want to push him out?

"Briar Fatalis"