Valerija had reached the Professor's home before the others but the sight of three horses and the two men gave her pause. She slowed her approach warily, hands over her weapons, in case she needed to draw quickly for a battle. She sidestepped towards the house, keeping an eye on the two until the door suddenly opens and the man that turned out to be the Sheriff stepped outside. Spinning she takes a step forward before the man's words sink in. Instead her forward momentum was arrested as she falls to her knees. I was too late! Shock, despair, and even anger battle across her scarred face. With a wordless cry, she slams her fists on the ground and then remains still, her hair falling forward, covering her scars as well as her tears.