Jade Fern Grove All the small things

"It's not that easy, but I will try my best," Sarah replied, feeling moved by Maia's loyalty and, what seemed the still naive belief that adults and older siblings could do no wrong. In a way she was right - what had happened, had happened. Coriander had been a promising leader-to-be from early on and she had not left her youngest siblings in uncapable hands. If only she knew for sure that they were alright, she would stop to worry, stop to blame herself.

"Where are you staying?" she asked then, because she had not met Maia upon her arrival and had not known about her presence here (or maybe she had forgotten, if it had been mentioned to her) up until finding her here today.