hardest of hearts

All at once her worries were assuaged, and her cousin's touch immediately brought her great comfort. Even if she had strayed, she had returned, and she would always return in the end. Even if it took her longer than was ideal she had always stayed true to Abraxas and her family, which was more than could be said about... well, most of her kin. Imagining how Eligos had felt about her abandonment made her feel worse, but she wouldn't linger in her own feelings of inadequacy now. "Thank you," she breathed quietly, with an air of finality. Now that that matter was settled she felt free to return to what she'd left behind - vowing such a transgression would never happen again. "Are you hungry, cousin? Perhaps we could go for a hunt," Thalia suggested, feeling the tension between them begin to loosen. Now that she was home it was time to rebuild her mental fortitude, and with that came her physical strength.