Broken Antler Fen Everyone you love has built it

Through the telling, Maia kept quiet, switching between checking on the kids to be sure they were responding okay and gazing encouragingly at Eljay, who she thought did wonderfully. She'd have loved to have done it for him so that the nervousness didn't have to be present in his voice, but maybe being able to deliver this in spite of that was good for him as well. She knew, by this point, how strong her mate was in pushing through the uncomfortable. Maia always kept an eye out for signs that he was hitting his limit, but there was no signal that said a panic attack was coming.

Sweet Hymnal was the first to speak up, reassuring Eljay with a voice that made Maia's heart melt. For her part, Maia wasn't nervous... just sad, in a complicated way that she didn't entirely understand.

The Caldera is where your papa and I first started seeing each other. He was living there, and I stayed there for a while with him. It's beautiful. I know you all will love it. She smiled at them, then moved encouragingly beside Eljay, ready to help answer any questions or set aside any doubts.

this can be the last for me!