[Korra settling beside her drew Cissnei's attention from the water, and woke Reno up, the young woman watching her companion with a gentle look while Reno stretched and yawned before coming over to flop across Korra's lap.]

A mundane existence. [It's said softly, Cissnei completely understanding how terrifying something like that could be. While she was enjoying herself in this place it was..the idea of staying here, growing old here without any real purpose was scary.] Mine...I saw someone I cared about d..die. I--when it happened, back home, I wasn't there. I didn't arrive until after it was all said and done but that forest it..it created something, pieced together what probably happened and..

[As she spoke, Cissnei's voice cracked and she stopped, shaking her head as Shuriken let out a quiet whine. She reached out to rest a hand on the Furfrou's head, smiling weakly.]

That forest wasn't kind to any of us.