Inna’s eyes narrowed at the man who seemed to think he had the right to speak to her as he was. She didn't know him, just because he was a part of Hearthwood didn't mean much to her. He was ranked lower than her and she wanted to know what his interest in her daughter was. He sure enough told her, she shouldn't have expected anything less from him. “And have you been successful?” she said snapped back. The Raven expected that of her daughter wanted to leave this man wasn't going to stop her. Oksana was stubborn, probably more so than her parents and when she had a goal in mind she will would accomplish it.

Of course it didn't stop there, like most he went on and yes In a did feel badly for leaving Oksana, for not coming back when she said and most of all she felt bad she hadn't been there. She knew she couldn't get that time back hurts she could do her best to be the best damn mom her pup could ask for. “No, I didn't and maybe you're right I should have or maybe I would have gotten here too late and she would have already left.” Hearing that Oksana thought something had happened to her she could only imagine the things going through her daughter's mind. She was sure it had to do with Kisla though. “I'm glad you didn't take her and that you brought her home.” It saved her the trouble of having to hint him down and killing him for taking her daughter.

He went on to tell her where he had found Oksana and pointed out that he had gotten hurt. Inna’s voice softened as she spoke this time, “I hope that you didn't get hurt too badly. Is Oksana okay?” She was worried that her daughter may have gotten injured too. Now she wanted to find her daughter even more to make sure she was okay. He kept yet there still giving her a lecture about Oksana.

She thanked him for looking after the little Crow even going so far as to admit that she hadn't been a good mother. As he went on telling her what she should have done Inna became more annoyed. “They don't want to look after her Reid, she's a burden to them,” she said trying to keep her voice low hoping Oksana wasn't around to hear her. “She is one more puppy then they wanted for the pack. It's my fault you don't have to tell me and I am sorry I had hoped better for her.” Hearing him ask about Lorcan wanting to know where he was. The fact that Reid hadn't seen him only told the Raven one thing. “Her father was supposed to be looking out for her at least I had thought he was but it seems he's left us again.”

Inna knew her daughter even if she had been absent in her life. She knew that Reid wouldn't have been successful because Oksana did what she wanted to do. Even when she was smaller the little Crow had a mind of her own and Inna had allowed her to express herself freely while she was small. However, the Raven knew she would have to start teaching her child that there are rules she needs to follow. “You will find out soon enough that you can't make my daughter do what she doesn't want to do soon enough if you haven't already.” Oksana's stubbornness and temper exceeded Inna’s, the mother believed that her daughter was going to be even more of a hand full than she already was as she grew older. “And I love her. It's been just me and her for most of her life and before everything happened I was there every single day. I was the mother she needed and deserved but then…

Inna had trailed off, she knew that letting everything get to her had been a bad choice. She should have found some way to get past it. She'd gotten lost in her thoughts for a moment but was brought back to reality when he spoke again. This time a low growl sounded in her throat. “How dare you question how much I care about my daughter? I would have searched to the ends of the earth to find her if I had to. It's because of Sana I left in the first place because being here in Hearthwood my grief was overwhelming and I couldn't get past it to be there for her. It was either leave or continue to be the absent mother I have been since my mother died.” She nearly spat the words at him. This wolf making judgements about her life when he knew nothing about what had happened to her or Oksana.

The Raven took a deep breath to calm herself after that outburst as he spoke of not being able to leave Sana. “I'm glad that you couldn't but I am sure there are plenty of wolves out there that would have,” she said her tone becoming calmer.

She had grown concerned when he spoke of being hurt and expressed her hope that he was okay and worry that her daughter had gotten hurt too. She breathed a sigh of relief when he affirmed that Oksana was okay and hadn't been hurt. “I'm glad to know she had a guardian looking after her when I couldn't.” Inna was glad that her daughter had going someone that at this point Inna believed wouldn't leave her but Inna had believed Lorcan would never leave too.

After she had admitted to Reid what had been said to her about Oksana before she was born the red man expressed the same feelings she'd had. The ones that had brought her to the conclusion that he needed to be the one to make up for what resources feeding her daughter would take. Whether it was true now or not Inna still felt that it should never have been said, it was not Oksana's fault that she was being born.

“No she isn't but because she was born through a breaking of pack law and there were two other litters they felt she was one more than they could handle. I did what I could to make up for what I had done and to try and ensure she wouldn't be treated as such,” she explained though Inna wasn't sure if she had been successful in her tries to make things better. He had a request for her, Inna nodded, “I don't plan on leaving her again unless it's pack business but I will tell you. At least then I know I will be leaving her in the paws of someone who truly cares for her. I doubt her father will be returning. He’s already left once and I doubt he will be allowed back in unless he had a very good reason why he was gone.”

Inna could not help but huff at the man as he spoke about not forcing others especially her daughter. “Well I'm glad to know that.” It wasn't what she meant but at least she knew now that he wouldn't be trying to get her daughter to do anything she didn't want to do. If the Raven was honest she was glad that her daughter was the way she was. Her little girl wouldn't be one to be pushed around and that in itself was a comfort to the mother. Her daughter would one day be able to take care of herself when Inna couldn't.

Inna had finally told him about her mother, by accident or not it didn't matter. She didn't say anything for a long time because he was tight she had but she had also fallen so fast. Inna didn't know if the depression she'd fallen into could have been prevented or stopped or changed. Either way she did know one thing. “I know Oksana should have come first. She needed me and I wasn't there and that is my fault entirely. I don't need you to tell me how wrong I was. Believe me I know and I know I can't get that time back nor can I ever make up for it but I can make things better. I can let her know that I am sorry and want to be there for her like I was and let her make the decision to forgive me for it or not.”

Oksana had been on her mind a lot while she was away, the things she could do differently and how to make her daughter see how much she did care about her. A decision had been made on that tundra that while she might believe that Oksana would leave her in time she would do everything to let that little girl know that her mother would always be there for her. Inna was able to calm herself after that outburst and ended up telling him that she had broken pack law when she had Oksana. Perhaps it was for the best, if he was going to care about her daughter the way he seemed to then he should know the circumstances of her birth.

The question he asked she supposed was to be expected but it was one she wasn't sure she could completely understand. “My mother was alpha alongside Lachesis. He stepped up while my father was sick and remained after his death. They cared about me too much and I suppose my loyalty to the pack played a part but they chose not to. I am not sure if that is really the reason but it's the only one I can come up with.” She had thought about it a lot after Kisla and Lachesis had found out but she'd never questioned it and now she would never get the chance to ask her mother. Lachesis had always said she had a home in Hearthwood and she took him at his word for herself and for her daughter.

After the argument and discussion with Reid it was very clear the the Raven that the red man cared a lot about her daughter. She didn't completely understand it but as irritating as he was being she was glad Oksana had him in her life. So when he requested that she tell him if she left again so he could look after the little Crow she agreed. “She is to me too,” Inna assured in a tone that wasn't to be questioned. A smile did grace her dark maw at his next words. “You don't have to worry Reid. If her father had left her for a second time I will let him know. He broke his promise to me and Oksana but you do have to understand that I have worked hard to keep him in her life and I still want her to know her father.” She didn't disagree that Lorcan needed to know the wrongs he'd done to Oksana, his own daughter, and how much he has hurt her especially if he left her for a second time.

Sometimes Inna wondered what she would do with her daughter, she was headstrong and more stubborn than her and Lorcan put together. She daughter had spirit and she hoped that it would never be broken. She felt sad for her pup, she'd been through so much in her life already and she hoped that Oksana could move on from.it and not let it bring her down. She wanted more than anything for the little Crow to have a happier life than she herself had.

In a wasn't blind to what she'd done to her daughter and knew that some of Sana’s sadness was due to it. She hoped that now she was back she could change all of that but she knew that it was up to Oksana. Only the pup could determine if she was willing to accept her mother back in her life. Reid's words struck a chord with the Raven. “I know and I wouldn't blame her either if she hated me for leaving too many times. I have had wolves leave me multiple times and.it has changed me.” She understood maybe better than anyone what it was like to have someone you loved leave so many times.

She explained the circumstances that had occurred after Lachesis and her mother found out about her pregnancy. She also explained her thoughts since she'd never asked why she was still in the pack despite breaking pack law. She liked to believe it was because both her mother and Lachesis loved her and didn't want anything to happen to her. That was why she had left it at that, she didn't want to know anything different. She nodded, it did make sense.

She was glad they were on the same page as far as Oksana was concerned. They both wanted what was best. She did not know this man nor his relationship with her daughter but she did mean to find out. There were more pressing issue:s when she finally got to see the little Crow.

As for Lorcan she did want Oksana to have her father in her life but he had broken a promise and that was not something the Raven took lightly. “Don't worry he will know the mistake he made by breaking his promise. He's hurt Oksana whether she knows it yet or not and he will have to answer for that. I don't disagree, I forgive him the first time but this time he does need to put in some effort and show me that he wants to be in her life. Until then I don't know that I can let him see her, not until I know he won't hurt her again.” Lorcan knew how she felt and yet he left again, there would be consequences but he would have to return to face them.

She had tried to help this man who seemed to care so much for her daughter to understand a few things. She had traveled a long time and wanted to rest but she couldn't rest yet. She nodded, “Perhaps we can talk more after I have spoken with her. I am eager to see her.” She had been the whole time but she felt she wouldn't have gotten away from this man had she not spoken with him. “I do hope you are right.” That said she turned and continued her journey into the heart of her home in search of her daughter.