"I... no... "

She had left Khera'Va'ss'io quietly, slinking away in disgrace. At least Rocky had taken Markos, the two inseparable friends taking the King and going off to... well, do whatever it was they did. And for as much shame as she felt over Zem and her mother, there was just as much at having placed her younger brother in such a horrid situation. Neither sibling had made efforts to contact one another, which Teagan was secretly glad for. Perhaps she would talk to Markos again. Someday. But now? No. Not now.

"I ran away," she whispered in answer. The 'to you' didn't have to be said aloud.