Blackfeather Woods walk the moon

Lies whispers a voice to him. It was her voice, ethereal, surreal, and Keelut's ear flickers in acknowledgement. She's there with them, but still Keelut can only see Nemesis' figure over him and he doesn't really know how to take it despite how well their bodies fit in that strangely familiar embrace.

I come here to think, he admits, tying his glare to hers as he gets lost in the cold depths of his mother's eyes. The last thought he had before falling in slumber lit up again like a candle, and being with her he could barely resist the temptation to ask: are you mad at us?

It only made sense. She barely spent any time with either of her children, her voice was rarely loving like it was now and her presence was often so acidic that the spiderling's only possible reaction was to keep his distance. Perhaps the reason why Nemesis and Kove's impending break up was that she wasn't happy with them.