Stone Circle In the wild, in my home

He looked right back into her eyes and for a moment she felt it . She felt her heart skip a beat and a surge of warmth, an almost memory trying to break free before in a matter of seconds it was gone leaving her confused and hurting. Was that it? Was that brief powerful burst how she had felt for Mawk, except every second of every day? The notion of loving someone with such strength  scared her to death, what would she do if she lost him? She felt affection and love for Howl, but at a much safer level to her comfort. 

When he spoke she let the words sink in, thinking them over. "Even..Even as a new mother those mistakes were not so Minor. Cyron being kidnapped and Burr murdered. And...where is Rowana? I haven't even scented her." she asked the last question with fear and hopelessness. She was scared to know the answer.