Dragoncrest Cliffs ten decisions shape your life

so many things had dropped their importance in the wake of her return and rosalyn's resignation. 
the girl did not understand what was happening.
she had been cared for. she had been returned home. everyone still lived.
why the void within her now? she felt splintered. gnawed. empty.
njord would find mireille staring blankly out over the snow-covered lake. the girl blinked at last, stirrred. "da," she murmured in a monotone, tail stirring. her eyes wanted to be warm. mireille could not muster it.
"i tried to — i talked wit meerkat a bit. she be nice."