Blackfeather Woods hello? is there anybody in there?

No, Maegi thought in response to Relmyna's pointed stare. No, I can't. Not everything. She couldn't tell the woman everything. This was just another secret, another fear to keep hidden away. She had amassed quite a collection. Instead, she gave the Listener a jerky nod, trying to quell the faint trembling of her skin.

"'Bye for now," she said casually, her mouth dry. She watched the scarred, speechless woman depart, and heard the whisper again:

The Melonii name will end in blood and fire.

She opened her mouth, and out came no sound--but in her head, she heard a primal scream, echoing ripple after roaring ripple across the meadow.