Dragoncrest Cliffs wilder

the water, lapping at her ankles. she felt jorunn's presence and took solace in it before guilt swept to eat at her marrow. the obsidian moved deeper into the waves, but she would no longer dare to go under. pregnancy changed one's weight and shifted the delicate balance of water versus flesh.
she did not know how yet to feel about the lives she carried.
and yet she would not risk them.
"what sort of people would take children?" she mused aloud, reaching for the pearl's voice.