Moonstone Quarry The Starlight Princess

 "no," She murmured, tail twitching at her hocks, ears folded back. She'd envisioned her mother safe here, if not completely happy. "months. you're sure. I - what happened?"  Perhaps the horrible end to her mother's life she imagined had not come to pass, and she'd simply moved on. But Cass had relied on her being here, a figure dim but one she could return to, one day. "I am her daughter." She added, hoping the information would have her share something about the woman, where she'd gone. She blinked at the pale girl, wanting to rise but not to scare her off.