The Heartwood Tréximo

but she had a home. a mother, a father. siblings. 
but she didn't have ani, and that mattered so much more than she was willing to admit.
and between the two of them, ani had always been the natural leader. therefore when antigone suggested he had a plan, follow-along chickadee found herself slowly nodding.
"when?"
shouldn't she go home first? the wrongness of leaving without a word stumped her, and she fell silent, face touched by concentration.