Disappointment still burned hot in her chest but Rose said nothing more, getting her feet beneath her so that she could stand, determined to refuse any offered help if it should come her way. Soon enough she imagined they would go their separate ways, either at his or her insistence. Once it became clear that there was no going back, no vow to honor and no point in sticking together, it would likely return to how it was before she’d been taken by the Palace Guardians. Maybe that was unfair of her to think, but better expect the worst than be let down again and she had to start thinking about this in a different way, about what she needed to do next.
“Typical. They better have a burger joint somewhere. Or donuts.” Giving her head one last rub, Dimitri one last look that perhaps held a little too much longing in it before she started for the entry to the hut, the light making her squint as she adjusted to the day.
“I don’t think we should stay here again tonight.” She added, more to keep her mind focused on the important things. As long as they had plans she could distract herself from the rest of it. “Get food, work out our next step then, we can go from there.” Oh she spoke in terms of we, but the whole while she was considering when to go it alone.