Isaac knew it wasn't his fault- it was the hunters, the Kanima, Derek- all of it just grew to be too much for her, too much for Boyd, and... to be honest, too much for Isaac too. If it wasn't for his conversation with Scott that day, he'd have been right with them, running through the woods to meet this mysterious other pack.
At the offer though, Isaac looked back up at Scott, a little tentatively, giving a slight nod as he spoke. He really didn't have much of a problem with Scott- the two of them could have almost been friends, in a different circumstance. But Erica-
"Well, as for being a massive jerk, I'm pretty sure that's subject to interpretation," he replied dryly, raising his eyebrows a little. "But as far as you and I are concerned, I don't have a problem with you. I'm not speaking for Erica, though- I'll try to talk her into it, but she's got to make her peace with you in her own time."
Which might never happen, to be honest. Isaac was done fighting back, done lashing out and hurting people just because he was hurt, but Erica? Her pain came from the society, not a parent, and she had a hell of a lot more reason to hate the people around her than Isaac did. With him, they just stayed quiet, looked the other way at his bruises and black eyes- she was openly mocked, ridiculed, and systematically destroyed by them. He didn't blame her for what she did. She had all the reason to want to continue lashing out, and while Isaac wanted to try and help her, he felt no inclination to force her to stop.
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Isaac knew it wasn't his fault- it was the hunters, the Kanima, Derek- all of it just grew to be too much for her, too much for Boyd, and... to be honest, too much for Isaac too. If it wasn't for his conversation with Scott that day, he'd have been right with them, running through the woods to meet this mysterious other pack.
At the offer though, Isaac looked back up at Scott, a little tentatively, giving a slight nod as he spoke. He really didn't have much of a problem with Scott- the two of them could have almost been friends, in a different circumstance. But Erica-
"Well, as for being a massive jerk, I'm pretty sure that's subject to interpretation," he replied dryly, raising his eyebrows a little. "But as far as you and I are concerned, I don't have a problem with you. I'm not speaking for Erica, though- I'll try to talk her into it, but she's got to make her peace with you in her own time."
Which might never happen, to be honest. Isaac was done fighting back, done lashing out and hurting people just because he was hurt, but Erica? Her pain came from the society, not a parent, and she had a hell of a lot more reason to hate the people around her than Isaac did. With him, they just stayed quiet, looked the other way at his bruises and black eyes- she was openly mocked, ridiculed, and systematically destroyed by them. He didn't blame her for what she did. She had all the reason to want to continue lashing out, and while Isaac wanted to try and help her, he felt no inclination to force her to stop.