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She was to be left behind.

Raleska understood. Her face crumpled -- for a moment, she was dangerously close to losing her composure. Until Erzulie touched her, assaying all the guilt that nipped at her heels like a pack of furious dogs. Kaertok answered for her - Raleska gave a nod of her head.

She swallowed dryly, feeling a stab along her throat. If she could not control things in her life, she could at least try to help those important to her -- she gave each of her mothers a light brush of her shoulder in farewell, before she placed herself along Kaertok's flanks and saw them off.