Hushed Willows Sweet disaster

She was real. Harlyn's flooded her cheeks, but she smiled broadly through them. Her daughter was home. Her daughter was safe. Her little sundrop was back, and it truly brightened Harlyn's world.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Harlyn asked, even though she could sense no afflictions on her, "What happened?" She couldn't help the question as quite suddenly, she realized that Mordecai was missing from this gathering when he ought to have been there.They had left together, and her mate would not have left Larkspur's side unless something had happened. Clearly something had considering how long they had been away, but now Larkspur was here and Mordecai was not. Her gut clenched, but she remained close to her daughter, smoothing the fur behind her ears with her tongue affectionately.