Moonspear I thought I saw the devil

The surprise had washed off her - now, her body was more tense than it had ever been. Confronting the past had never worked out for her, and seeing what they had done to Olive it wasn't hard to imagine she craved some sort of revenge. But Chusi was a warrior of blood and effort and she'd not cower in fear as a wee babe anymore. Subconsciously, her head moved down to protect her throat in the case this would be an attack rather than a conversation.

But then she asked for her babe.  Chusi's ears flopped up and the fire that had started to twirl in her ocher eyes dimmed significantly. I- I dun't know. I haven't been home fur quite a while... She answered honestly with a frown. How's... How's Dakarai?