Vieira was thankful he decided to linger around a little longer and sat down after a one-syllable answer. The slave smile and, carefully with the toy in hand, started to lower herself to the cave floor. It was difficult to do without hurting herself and she felt the wound stretch against the skin holding it together. She cringed in pain, her eyes tightening shut to hide her golden eyes, and managed to find a bit of comfort as she crossed her legs in an Indian fashion. The woman exhaled a long breath and sat as still as she could so everything could pass after a few seconds. She sat the reindeer neatly in her lap, petting its head idly before she looked in his direction. Her eyes fell on the wall behind him as he started to speak and she looked and found the wound he had gotten while saving her.
His offer made her blink but he dipped his head slightly to look her in the eye, something that caused her to flinch and look to the ground instantly. It was like a stab in the heart when someone managed that and she forever felt awkward until the meeting was over. Gabriel had forced her to look into his eyes and it had taken all she had in order to do it and even then, it did not last long. He had quickly understand that she could not do such a thing and later understood how useless she was for the pack as a whole. She was better in helping one canine rather than serving an entire pack. Being nearly run over by a doe a few weeks ago had been proof enough and she doubted she would be going on any hunting expeditions any time soon.
"Uhm..." she started, her jaw tightening at the offer. It was not one for her to decide, but instead for Kaena. If Kaena wanted her to be able to, then she would. Astaroth and Sivaro had made sure she was incapable of such a thing and she wondered if it could be turned around after years of underdevelopment. She could not fathom raising her own hand to anyone else just to stop something against her. It was against everything she was raised for when she was supposed to take whatever punishment her owners had in store for her. After a long breath, Vieira decided to take the safe way out. "If Kaena wants me to," she said quietly, her eyes on the reindeer to avoid meeting his eyes with her own.
