Bramblepoint under pregnant skies she comes alive like miss leviathan

"the boy is terance, the first girl, wraen, and the lastborn is sarah. already little deirdre is full of plans to teach them what she knows, though i must explain that they are not yet ready to scamper and play with her." as he spoke, lasher felt the burden of grief lift from him, until his face was fairly luminous with joy, and he found it in himself to grant peregrine a teasing little grin, coupled with a wink. 

he would grieve for the willow when he was alone; for now he would do what he must to buoy peregrine's spirits. "there is land beyond the mountains. it is ravaged as this one is, but traces of greenery can be seen, and there is a notable absence of wolf-packs. when the famine lifts, it may be a place to seek the herds. i plan to return."