Redhawk Caldera A brand new black hole in the solar system

exit Fin ;_;

The conversation continued doing nothing to answer any of the questions that spun inside of Finley's head. All the while, Towhee poked and prodded at her in an effort to be of some comfort to her. It wasn't helpful, really. It was actually rather annoying, as was pretty much everything happening at that moment. Her agitation was distracted by Gannet, however, as he "explained" about Eljay's reasons for leaving.

None of it made any sense. But then... it did. Eljay had never behaved as though he considered himself to be worth any of the love he received. It was her fault, of course, for failing him when he was a child. He wouldn't have half of the problems he had today were it not for her attempted abandonment, or so she told herself. He'd never felt as though he was good enough, so maybe Gannet was right. Maybe he'd left to test himself, to make himself better, because she'd never been enough to make him see that he was.

Fin turned abruptly and walked away before Gannet could answer her mate's questions. It didn't matter where he went, and whatever timeline he'd given for his return would mean nothing once he was lost with no knowledge of how to get home. Her son was gone, like both of her daughters. What did any of these ancillary reasons for it matter. There was only one reason for any of this - she was a terrible mother.

She tried hard not to think of the puppies still in her belly as she began to run.