Inside My Head

Cináed gave a little nod when Onyx told him that her family was just where they had been. At the very least it didn't really seem like there was any bad news to report, if she would have shared something like that with him anyway, but he could at least be a little relieved at that. He'd spent far more time with Onyx and her siblings than his own siblings back in the day—so much so that his own siblings started to feel more like enemies or competition than family. He didn't know if that was his fault, their fault, or their father's fault, but regardless he never felt like he clicked or fit in with them, especially not at the end. In fact, he was pretty sure the last thing he ever said to his father and siblings was when he threw his name into the running for the heir position despite the fact that they clearly didn't want that from him.

He looked her way when she questioned him on if he had a problem with her and didn't want to see her again, the smirk on her lips making him smirk back in response and scoff softly, giving a shake of his head as he looked back up at the leaves above them with a sigh. "Not you exactly... Anyone that would have connected me with my father and thought less of me for it." He still remembered how he had felt at the Ashen tournament, how they had only been allowed to participate in the fights and nothing else because of the pack they were related to. He had felt responsible for it because of his father even though he had literally no say in what had happened in the past between the packs. As soon as Incindium fell his only concern was separating himself from that as quickly as possible.

Cináed was quiet for a moment before he added quietly, "I am sorry for abandoning the rest of you though." He didn't know if his presence with whoever was still there or lingered around in the north would have made any difference, but he did feel like he had some kind of responsibility for the fall out of what his father had left behind. He gave a small shrug, letting his golden eyes come back to hers again. "I've dropped his name. I've made a new life here. It's been good for me... Maybe moving would be good for you and your family too." He didn't know what exactly their situation was now, but he was a big fan of letting a change of scenery bring a change in perspective too.

"Cináed"