Sun Mote Copse let the river run

Finley shrugged and gave a nod as Maia responded to her question. She hadn't escaped them impact of the food shortage, but she did have the advantage of experience in this area (not that she was thankful for it). She had suffered lean times before and survived. She was confident they would survive this too.

She was interested to note that Eljay seemed surprised to hear that Wraen was stressed. She wondered if he hadn't noticed because he'd been so distracted with his own troubles or because Wraen put on a different front when she was with him. Why would she do that, Fin wondered? She let her mind wander down that trail for a few seconds before she stopped herself. She wanted her son to find love and happiness again, but she didn't need to start seeing possibilities where there might not be any.

Her gaze slipped back to Maia and her brain started going again because since when did she have any self-control. "I'm sure leading a pack made up mostly of young hooligans has something to do with it," Fin answered with a smile.