The fear had eased slightly now, Emer's mind at least more able to distinguish who was before her, though the girl was still far from fine. Valerius knew this too, the worry in which he stared at her with, the concern in his movements when unnoticed for a moment as the scared female tried to recover. It wasn't his fault, he hadn't known what the simple question would bring on for the traumatised girl, she'd likely regret this later but for now there was little she could do but feel sorry for herself.
"I am so sorry, Emer." At his words she would lift her head once more to see him lying down before her, her golden eyes meeting his gaze though still barely acknowledging the paw he'd stretched towards him. The fear from him had left her now, though still in her crumpled heap, curled up so helplessly she wouldn't move any close to him. The strength, the support that he offered was partially noted by her, though she could find little comfort in it given the awful way she felt right now and perhaps that guilt for bringing this upon him was already sinking in, finding herself unable to stare for much longer and so she'd silently look away from him again.
Talking about it and the feelings she felt wasn't an option in her mind. She was hardly one to vent at the best of times but now she wanted nothing more than to forget. Still though it haunted her in both sleeping and waking states, slipping back to her at unexpected moments causing moments like these to prevent her from moving on.
