There were no words to describe how uncomfortable she felt waiting for him to speak but when he finally did she exhaled heavily. Relief washed over her at the news that her family was doing alright. Thank the great spirit. However, her relief was short lived as Valentine began to question her story. Right… she was relieved her family was ok but she was keenly aware now that her answer would decide if she ever got to see them again. Would the Rex take her back?
"Aye, they should. I was foolish, I wanted to see what herbs can be found growing all about Alacritis and so I ventured far north. I'd heard of the Gale Gorge and I wanted to find it but…" Integra turned away for a moment feeling the burn of her failure as she spoke. She should've been able to find that stupid place. She was nine months old when she got lost surely that was old enough to be able to navigate decently. She vowed silently to improve on this skill before she lifted her eyes to meet Valen's. "I was unfamiliar with the terra to begin with and in the blizzard I got turned around. I thought I was heading south but I was going north. I came upon a group of rogues, one of them injured. I helped him and they promised to show me back… and they lied. It took me awhile to get away from them." Integra didn't care to go into detail of her experience, choosing instead to just let it be. She felt foolish enough already to have gotten lost and then to be taken a fool by rogues! She silently vowed that that would not happen again either.
"Valentine, please… whatever I need to do to prove myself just tell me and I will do it! I'll fight everyone in the pack if I have to."
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