Broken Antler Fen Please allow me to have ONE cathartic experience in my life -

Maia wanted to follow her, to reach out and hold her and to let her know that she wasn't alone. The way she felt was so familiar, and it tore at her own recent wounds within her chest. It wasn't fair that they'd had to lose so much.

But she held back. Lilitu needed space, not her, and Maia watched her go before sitting down and slumping some, feeling the tears start to prick her own eyes. It was awful. She hated having to be the one to deliver the news, but only because it was news no one should ever have to get.

She'd be here for her if she needed it. Until then she sat here, silently trying to hold back her own sobs, before returning to the quiet comfort of the rest of their family.