Ronnae listened, still tending lovingly to the hair through her fingers. She felt bad for many reasons, she could understand not fitting in, and she could totally relate to the teasing and worse. But wow was Shantae strong. She herself succumbed to despair having to grow up through her own experience as a halfbreed... Still does to this day.

"Sounds like you handled it amazingly well... I... I'm really envious." she admitted bashfully. "You're really strong, which I already knew but knowing this just shows you're even more so." she smiled.