Blacktail Deer Plateau you were a petal in the soot-dark breeze

Day's ears fell back against his head. He wished he could tell Heartha that everything was alright. "Everyone seems to be healthy," he said hesitantly, looking down at his paws. Did he say it? What was more important - the truth, or Heartha's peace of mind? "You don't need to worry," he said, deciding that they could be more frank with Heartha when she was of a less delicate constitution. She needed to save her strength, and worrying was the opposite of that. If it'd been Khoe, Day wouldn't have dreamed of keeping things from her... but Khoe was made of sterner stuff.

"Do you need anything?" he asked her, wanting to change the subject before she asked anything more. He didn't think she'd be able to tell he was lying (he had a lot of practice, and he was very good at it), but that didn't mean she wouldn't figure it out with enough clues.