The Tangle hips that could bear you a buffalo

Everything was unravelling, and it was all happening at breakneck speed. When Furi drew back to regard her sobbing littermate, Eirlys attempted to turn away and hide her tears — but they were blatantly obvious, and Mallaidh was already leaning forward to comfort her. The snowderp hiccupped, breath hitching as she regained control. She had to be strong for Mallaidh now, the way Mallaidh had always been strong enough for the both of them back when Eirlys was constantly trying to die. “A lot of bad things have happened,” she said thickly. “Furi,” she used the girl’s new name, speaking very softly as though speaking loudly would knock her flat, “Äiti died.”