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It was even worse than Druid had let on. Not only had the children stolen her time since they were born, but also the time she had been pregnant. All of Fiona's training went into keeping her expression neutral and not showing the shock and horror she truly wanted to express. This meant that Druid had been kept away from things that brought her joy for no less than two months and some change. No wonder she hadn't felt like herself lately.

Hormones are only part of the equation. You've been unable to do the things that bring you joy for months, so no wonder you don't feel like yourself. How's your sleep? she asked. Fiona knew that sleep had been hard to come by for her own mother when her younger siblings were born. They were constantly waking her for food, or to be cleaned, or merely because they were restless and had slept while she was awake. It certainly didn't help when there were multiple sleep schedules, none of them synced up in any meaningful way.