Broken Antler Fen pleisosaur

teya did not add that she only assumed, and made large claims. she had seen them tucked away and knew of maia's desire for children; it naturally followed for the girl that maia too should grow hungry and round and produce a loud litter that sequestered her as well.
the violet was being unfair, and guilt swiftly followed.
ibis, focused upon her now; teya, glancing into the sea-glass eyes, feeling the flutter of her own heartbeat filling her ears. she could not lie, for she knew her face had given it away.
"was thinking of tambourine," the girl chose to say, not a true lie, for she still felt the crush of that, haunting her dreams. the lie was that she actively thought about the day of the funeral. the lie was that she did not actively try to repress the memory of the dead man.
"hard to see him die."