You Take What Is Yours And I'll Take Mine

She was interested to see how Relm reacted or what her response would be and when she glanced over at the other woman she could tell from her expression that the topic was uncomfortable to say the least. It wasn't an easy thing to address for her either, but in the end it was better if they did and left no wondering or uncertainty to let things grow or fester in her imagination. She wanted things to be plain and clear for the both of them so that they could all find a way to coexist in peace—or, more likely, just find a way for her to accept Relm's presence here. She gave a soft hum when Relm insisted that she would always be honest with her and then turned her gaze back toward the path in front of them, though she did keep her ear turned toward Relm as she continued to listen. Just like with Alastor, she was willing to hear her out and make her own judgements once she heard both sides.

It was good that she already knew how Alastor felt about Relm before the pink marked woman began to speak about how much Alastor meant to her. It still unsettled Manea a bit to hear someone else speak about her husband like this, but she had to remind herself that it wasn't the same kind of emotion and ties that she felt about her mate. Relm and Alastor were close and cared about one another, but in a different way and Manea was at least attempting to find ways to be okay with that. What she wasn't expecting was for Relm to insist that her loyalties belonged to her first. This made Manea's brow crease with a bit of confusion and she slowed as she brought her gaze back to Relm, eventually slowing to a stop while her Praelia continued to explain her stance and how important staying in this pack was to her.

That was definitely not the response she was expecting from Relm and it took her a moment to process it. At the very least she got what she was looking for from Relm—a promise that whatever this was between her and Alastor wouldn't go further than it was. She appreciated Relm's vow that nothing she did was to go against her and it made Manea look at her a bit differently. It seemed that there was a lot she misunderstood about the younger woman. "I believe you," she replied after a moment, giving Relm a small nod. It felt like a small step in the right direction for them and considering where her opinion of Relm had started after she found Alastor on top of her a few seasons ago it felt like they were making a great deal of progress.

Manea turned her attention back toward he path and began to walk again, considering things for a moment. Her limbs were begging her to stop and rest, but they were so close to the den that it felt silly to stop now. She did move a bit more slowly through as she was careful to make sure she didn't trip on some jutting rock in the path or something of that sort. "I apologize for how I treated you before," she said after a few lingering moments of silence. "I don't apologize often, but I'm not too proud to understand when I've been in the wrong." She couldn't quite get herself to look at Relm as she said it, but she still felt like it needed to be said.

"Manea Mendacium"