here take it

Her ears flicked slightly at Valen's harsh rejoinder, but she couldn't really blame him for it. When was she ever serious? When had she ever given the impression that not everything was a game for her? She ignored the smaller girl as she piped up for the first time that whole evening - did the girl have the personality of a dead tree stump? - and focused on Valentine. "Valen," she spoke, her voice low and serious. The smile had faded to be replaced with earnestness. "Valen, you wanted her. He kept you from her - he refused to give you what was yours by right. And he failed to protect what is yours - do you really think I'm concerned about his opinions on the matter anymore?" Scorn etched her final words. She inched forward, still ignoring Rhythm. "If she really cared about you wouldn't she have chosen to come here without my encouragement? Bass didn't need her. He has other siblings. You needed her and you were denied. You deserve better than that, Valen. You deserve her... and whoever else you desire to have. Why do you let their selfishness dictate what you do?" Her ears flopped to the side. " You could have protected her where he can't even protect his own fleas, but he refused and she was taken away. What if it hadn't been Hati, but someone with horrible intentions? What if she had been abused or raped because he couldn't save her, Valen? Because you left her to that danger?"