Broken Antler Fen swamp beaver

Maia relaxed a bit as they left the pair behind and began to giggle too as Teya laughed. Wraen's name was a surprise, though, and always brought an unexpected mix of feelings. Still, primarily, just loss.

She had talked about her recently with Hymnal and it hadn't gone badly, but she hadn't been expecting it from Teya. She went quiet, dropping her gaze while she tried to think of a way to respond and swallow the lump in her throat.

Yeah. She should say something else. She wanted to make friends with the Raven, closer than they were now, but her mind came up blank. So she just let the silence hang and kicked herself for it.