Blackfeather Woods and stole my heart away complete

relmyna's night-cub had no way of knowing her mother's designs for her; perhaps it was better and saved them both trouble that she knew not she would soon become pupil -- and so, warily approached her mother. the usual warmth for her dam was shared, but a generous portion of it withheld -- for astara had caught the glint of fondness in relmyna's gaze for maegi, and had become incomprehensibly jealous of it.

she did not hesitate to close the gap between them, greeting her mother with a gentle lick to her chin. all the same a hardness determinedly seized the edge of those melonii eyes, and she waited for whatever dictation with an unusual coldness shrouding her.