Blacktail Deer Plateau burnt earth

At first, Pema's words only made her cry harder. This was the breaking of a dam that'd been building since she first woke up without her mother's familiar face being one of the first things she saw in the morning. She'd tried so hard to be happy and tough for Dauntless and Lavender, because she knew how sad they were, and it came as something of a surprise to the charcoal girl to find out that she was just as upset.

Eventually, though, she cried herself out, and untangled herself from Pema with a wet sniffle. She did not retreat, but leaned back against the woman's chest, breathing in the scent of her coat and the lavender buds that lay to the side. When her eyes fell on them, she took a deep breath and told her new friend what'd set her off:

"Momma loves lavender," she said matter-of-factly. "That's how come she named Lavender lavender."