Gilded Bay sat on the roof and kicked off the moss

Hemlock felt strange leaving @Reed and @Droman behind but she had given them the instructions to keep an eye out - with the new quiet recruit and her young child she felt oddly protective on them and worried for the natural curiosity of the little one. Coelacanth's scent wasn't so heady, so charged, and Hemlock had a feeling that soon there was going to be more for her to do. She would return to the island soon enough but the first day that passed and then the night too had her contemplating so much more than her simple 'mission.' She was self directed to start her cache again and was driven to prepare before the Aralez required anything more than her well wishes. 

Hemlock woke early in the morning with the day just breaking to thoughts of her last time of gathering and seeking a stock with puppies in mind. She had served as Lotte's midwife and had barely managed to keep enough for herself when her own time to whelp came. Now would be different. Along the shores little grew that she was familiar with in her quest to assist the quiet dark wolf in her childbirth but she knew where some places in the Hinterlands might have what she needed. She merely needed to work up the nerves to return to the areas closer to Teaghlaigh and Lotte's final resting place. She doubted she could actually go that close to the Strath and she knew she dared not return to Lotte's grave but as the Stormborn turned away from the lapping waves along the shore and steeled herself again, she promised herself she wasn't going to break apart over those thoughts anymore on this trip. 

@Raven <3