Straight To My Head

Dalila nodded when Relia said she would try the herbs she suggested and made a note to gather some to send with her once they were done talking. For now though, she focused on Relia since she seemed surprisingly willing to speak on the nightmares that were plaguing her. Back when Dalila was having issues like this she felt like she had to keep it to herself, but she also didn’t have anyone she could relate to or confide in so maybe she was just underestimating the power of a shared experience. She could understand why her asking made it easier though and gave Relia a small smile and nod to her thanks. It was always easier if the floor was already open instead of trying to find a way to bring it up.

Dalila’s expression darkened a bit with her sympathy as Relia explained that the tournaments she was put through were the problem—not the masters themselves. She nodded in agreement to that. Many of the wolves that had lorded over her had been cruel and difficult, but most of them had been simply indifferent. Her last master had even been kind and almost a friend. It was the events that lead to the bloody distraction of her former pack and the death of that master after she failed to protect her that created the trauma she later had to work through.

When she brought up that she had attacked Chimera in her sleep Dalila better understood where the major concern was stemming from. Nightmares themselves were a problem and difficult to live with, but when they began making her a danger to others was when it really needed to be addressed. “I wasn’t asleep when it happened, but I hadn’t been sleeping for quite a while and was delirious when I accidentally attacked someone as well,” she shared, a frown creasing her expression. “I know that feeling of feeling like you’re in danger. It’s hard to get away from… Mine came from rival packs attacking our pack in the middle of the night so when I saw someone in the shadows at night I thought they had found me and had come to finish the job.” She hadn’t thought about that night in a long time and it was still difficult to remember, but having someone that could relate to the feeling made it easier.

"Dalila Vista Klein"