Coconut Grove Wash him deep where the tides are turning

His story seemed much like the one Summer had had. He wanted to make a kingdom. Make a name for himself. Have a dozen litters to call his own. Ty, on the other hand, had been unable to contribute. They had tried, but nothing had happened. He faulted her, so she took that fault with ease, and they parted ways. She let him go as gracefully as she could, but it would be a long time before she could trust anybody else.

"I was born around here. On a plateau. My mother disappeared shortly after I no longer biologically needed her. My father departed not much longer after that. I had a squabble with my siblings, then I went away, too. Then, I went even further away. I'm not even really sure what I'm doing back here, to be honest." What had she wanted to get from coming back to her birth home? Was there anything to gain by returning here?