just squeaking in an exit here
While it had been sort of fun, at first, to exchange bitter commentary with the older woman, the force of Aponi's vitriol suddenly shook Sahalie out of her teenage angst. Knowing so little about
that woman, Sahalie was suddenly interested to hear Kyna's mother talk about Naira in a sort of personal way, the same way Sahalie had talked about her own father just moments ago. She shot a look towards Alastor, wondering if he thought anything funny about it. But before the girl could ask about the origin of the statement Aponi was already dusting herself off and saying her goodbyes, leaving the yearlings to blink in confusion.
With her father and the woman busy in the den, the girl was more or less left on her own to decipher Aponi's cryptic words. It was strange that the woman could more or less confirm what Sahalie had always suspected: that Naira didn't really care for anyone besides herself. Though Naira
had spoken up to talk about Corinna during the meeting, saying things that were at odds with the claim that she didn't "place too much value on things of the past." What would Aponi know about Naira's connection to her family? Sahalie wondered for a moment if the two were related, but Aponi was silver, modest, and shapely where Naira was all browns in a massive, hulking form. Maybe it was possible, but there was just not enough information to go off of.
Sighing, the girl resolved to figure it all out later. "
Congratulations, dad," she called out once before leaving, brushing her nose against Alastor's neck in an attempt to drag him away to chat about this strange conversation.