Broken Antler Fen We don't talk anymore.

"kynareth deagon, of saints. over mountains," teya explained, though she could not help the emptiness that flew through her at ibis' pronouncement. it was not that the delicate woman meant to look after her children — it was the direct reference to akavir that haunted teya.
so. ibis would go no further until she had decided things with the dark man who was not the father of her children.
teya, masterfully, kept her expression from shifting. "i see you later," she said softly to the lovely features, meaning to stop by the den with more food or a chewing-toy for the puppies.
when ibis was out of earshot, teya's countenance fell visibly. "if eljay not want auspex, i will be. and he will be raven with me," she decided, though coolwater eyes flicked with less melancholy to bridget. "you do not want raven?" she asked, letting amusement sweep the unexplained hurt from her face.