pop the trunk // temporary return

[align=center][div style="width: 60%;text-align: justify;font-size: 10pt;"]Ears flicked back for a moment as the words from Atbash hit Sweeney's ears, though she paid them no mind as others came up. Had it been just the three of them at the border things could have been different, Sweeney would have said something, but she had grown old enough to know that some things were best said in private, and she knew that the words she wanted to speak to the Cipher were something that was one of those things. After all, she'd had enough embarasment from the words said at the meetings in front of everyone, she didn't need another thing to embarrass her in front of those in Tanglewood who still tolerated her for whatever reason. Once a Cipher always a Cipher it seemed though, and Sweeney had lived with enough of them to know she just didn't like them.

As Atti continued to apologize, the vixen would attempt to pull him close, shaking her head. "Stop apologizing, I forgive you and I'm sure Moth will too." She'd then try to playfully flick his ear with one of her tails before turning to those around them then, listening to the words they were saying, confusion flashing in her eyes for a moment as Atticus mentioned not being welcomed. He didn't know, of course he didn't know. Her mind would reach out then, words trying to flicker in his own He's gone, Atti. Aurum died. Sweeney hadn't wanted to believe it herself. As much as she had disliked the lion it had always seemed as though he would never die, as much as she had wished he would when she was younger. It had pained her to see Moth the way she was when it had happened though, especially with Atticus gone. Things had gotten rather awkward around Moth's home.