Broken Antler Fen And a moment to think

"s-seelie c-court," teya managed to stammer out. her ears were folded, posture demure alongside bridget. it was not that she wished to speak, only that something about the compelling apple-wrought stare of the woman wraen urged her to say aloud what must be said.
she had her time among the watch-wolves to thank for that. it had not made her braver, but some of the nervous tension had sloughed away in the last weeks, and so she did not tremble alongside her companions despite her continued shy mien.