Blackfeather Woods a turtle has made it to the water

last post for rel; i ended this but @Astara and @Kove, feel free to reply again or archive <3

kove arrived, and while he too greeted the boys, he allowed relmyna some distance. and astara too decamped, though not far. it was now the trio of them, while relmyna unsteadily assumed the delight some role between euron and ramsay she had not before: mother. 
in that moment, she realized it was cicero who drove her now, his memory. it was not within blackfeather to have the grace of normal families; there was no need for a mother. and relmyna did not understand the sort of love between meloniis — yet, she bore her own. these were brothers to her own brood, and whether or not they rejected her overtures, relmyna loved them for that alone.
in time the young pair left the wood, and relmyna was stood visible at the borders, watching them retreat into the fading light above the plains. and for some time after she could see them no longer, the woman remained, her lips moving in quiet prayers to the mother for protection and guidance upon euron, ramsay, and maegi.