The Sentinels They say bad things happen for a reason

Osprey let Mason cry, patiently watching the boy, when opportunity presented itself, she would give a re-assuring lick on the side of his face. Losing a beloved parent is always hard - it does not matter, if you are as young as this boy or as old as her. She had lived to see both of her parents falling ill, becoming weak and dying and, even though the pain had long since gone and she did not think about them every day, there were moments in life, when she wished that they were. That she could tell them, how she was doing, and ask for an advice in case of troubles. 

"Hate is a strong word," she remarked and then smiled at him. "You don't hate me, do you... because if you let me, I can tell a story that happened to me and perhaps it might make you feel better."