Sawtooth Spire unordentlich

She still couldn't remember how she had ended up back in the hollow. Those days were all a blur of pain and dread, and that seemed to be all she could recall at this time. But she was grateful to have been found by Mahler instead of dying there alone. 

Taki shook her head at her son's apology. You have no reason to be sorry, she assured him. None of this was his fault; she was the sole holder of blame here. She was the one who had left, and she didn't hold his decision against him. His question had her shaking her head again. I don't know, she admitted. She really had no idea how she had become so sick or if she would even get better; she had only told Stag that to soothe him. It was wrong, she knew, but she still wanted to protect him from hurt. I'm just very glad to see you, looking so grown up and strong, she told him in answer to his pleading stare. Of course, she had Mahler to thank for that, as well as his pack—yet another debt to add to her list.