Hoshor Plains Forgiving's pretty hard

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Still rocked by the news, on the way home, Maia chose to cut through the mountains to make the trip a little quicker.  All of the joy from the reunion she'd pulled together with her prince was drained with the news of her brother's death.  She wanted nothing more than to be back at the fen... or maybe more, the Caldera, curled up and entwined with Eljay.  It came as a surprise to her, but it also helped.

She'd cried herself out for the day already, though doubtless tonight she'd find more tears in her.  Now she ran with a purpose across the plains, none of her usual dreamy wandering.  She'd cut halfway through when she finally slowed down.  She wasn't built for speed and had been pushing herself harder than usual in her impatience to be back, so it was time for a break.  Maia let her head drop, breathing heavily and more than a little dejected.