Sun Mote Copse now it's hard to breathe

Fin had been prepared to speak to Eljay with Wraen present--after all, it wasn't as though they had top secret family business to discuss. And Wraen was family anyway, so it wouldn't have mattered. Still, she smiled and nodded as the girl excused herself, then looked back to her son, who was looking both sad and nervous now.

"Your dad and I have been talking and I wanted to come and see how you felt about you and the kids moving in with us," she asked gently, "I thought it might be nice for you guys to have company, instead of staying here..."

Fin let the rest of her thoughts fade. Truth was, she didn't like the idea of Eljay and the kids just lying here in the place where it happened, all alone, day after day. She knew her son wasn't coping well. She also knew that he was unlikely to improve on his coping mechanisms, and though she refused to actually think this, she also feared he would drag his children down with him when they needed to heal too. Having them all with her would mean she and Elwood could be there every day to help him and the kids along. Otherwise... Well, she just worried too much for all of them.