Whitefish River Go Ahead Face the Day

I know there's no rush, but I don't want anyone to suffer unnecessarily, she answered with a small shrug. She knew her plant stores needed going through—she was very particular about that. What if someone needed something she didn't have because she was taking it easy longer than she should. Of course, she hated leaving her children for very long, but she could juggle both; she had before. Plus, she had Emrik to help too. 

She smiled warmly in response to the news about Hieronymous. Good; he'll make a good Constable. She was glad Ira had someone to help her out, especially now that the healer was unable to be as diligent about helping as she was before she gave birth. But she wasn't just going to let Ira off the hook so easily. She had to be upset over her missing child, so why was she acting like everything was fine. It was like her mate had explained about the meeting, and she wanted to investigate further. She knew the Count liked to move on and not dwell on things that upset her, but this seemed different. Speedy knew what it felt like to suddenly lose a child; she still didn't know where Castor was to this day, which probably meant the worse possible outcome. She lived with that every day, so she understood better than most what her friend was going through. Have you guys found any leads on your missing son? she asked softly. She hated to bring it up, but she wanted to make sure Ira was really okay.