Redhawk Caldera Overture: JCS

Her impassioned demand was not ignored, and while she felt part of her conscience recoil at the thought of bringing more children into the world, she would not push Phox away or deny him what she had demanded that he take. Like a raucous crow offended by an intruder, her heart screamed out, begging her to make it stop but she didn't listen. In the wake of the act it fell silent, leaving her feeling numb and cold but with that emptiness came silence. She didn't realize how much she'd craved a moment of time that wasn't filled with the sound of her own sobs, or the painful memories of seeing her son, stiff and still. She felt nothing, and in contrast to everything else, it was bliss. 

She pulled away from Phox and looked for the rabbit he'd brought. Wordlessly, she grabbed it and pulled it toward her, staring out into space as she settled back down onto the ground to eat. And for once, she was quiet a she did so- lost in thought, and absent from conscious behavior.