Wild Berry Meadow planted them in spite of you

"Apologies, mi'lady," the mother wisped softly in return, opals trailing after the woman's idle hunting progression. "A 'abit," here a tiny smile lighted upon the self-liberated slave's lips. A good one she supposed, to be so respectful - even if it was the result of having subservience beaten into her. 

"Fergive me, I donnae mean to rush ye, mi'lady, but zis talk ye spoke of?" Awenfen ventured, concern and dread brewing in her frightened eyes. 

"Is it urgent? 'as somezing 'appened? Is ze Lady Reiko okay? All of ze puppies?" 

Possibilities swarmed her stormy mind: Takeshi's corruption, Hime's deception, Reiko's health, Yuudai's injuries, Hiromi's mental state, Collision's treason and precarious existence in the Vale, Vespera's recovery, Kazuhiko's development, Cordelia's ankle. 

Of all the things that could've gone wrong since her banishment, what had?