Broken Antler Fen We don't need to be related to relate.

"Towhee, sometimes infants just die and there is no fault of yours in that. All four of my mom's first litter died shortly after birth and it was nothing she had done to them and there was nothing she could do to save them," Wraen said. She did not particularly liked to rationalize death, especially since she had only vague idea of, how an actual motherhood (that involved carrying babies and giving birth to them) worked, and there wasn't anything she could say to make Towhee feel differently about the whole ordeal. 

"You can beat yourself over it, of course, but I highly doubt that Marten - wherever he is right now - is holding a grudge against you," she said, what felt best at this moment, refraining from "he is at a better place" or "God had a plan to take him away". She did not believe either of those things herself. "We have a tradition here though - we name landmarks in memory of people, who are dear to us, but no longer here. There is Warden's Watch for my two littermates - Terance and Sarah. There's a lovely meadow for all the legendary Blackthorns to have mischief in. And - if you wish, we can find something for Marten too. In fact... I might have something in mind for him," she suggested.