Emer couldn't help but flinch slightly as Valerius took a step closer. Somewhere she tried to remind herself that he wasn't the stranger she'd met in the crypt but the fear of it all had gripped her once more and she took a step back to avoid him stepping too close. She longed for distance now, her den to curl up away from the world but instead all she would find was Valerius' soft and worried gaze as he lowered his head to meet her own. A part of her longed to look away, though golden eyes remained ahead entire body freezing in place once more before finally her legs would give in and she'd crumble to the floor.
Although he certainly hadn't meant to hurt her, memories and his movements had momentarily taken her back to that dreadful moment in her life she longed so hard to be able to forget. The world wasn't so kind though it seemed and would continue to torture her with it, his soft words would meet her ears and slowly bring her back. For a moment there was silence, and her eyes would glance to him once more, a pained look clear in her expression as she let out a soft whimper and looked away once more.
"There was a male... he... I tried to get away... but." Hesitantly she would try to explain, somehow others had managed to make sense of her gibberish, but she still couldn't bring herself to say the words. She was upset, hurt and shamed. Rape. Four simple letters, one tiny word but the meaning struck Emer so much she could not explain. "I'm pregnant Valerius." It was the first time she'd voiced the fact aloud and though she had come to accept her fate, the words were still spoken so quietly, a small sob following as tears began to fall.
