Redhawk Caldera ambergris

teya's shoulders struggled with something that wanted to be a shrug but shook only with a sob. "i not know." having eljay close was reassuring, but having him close reminded the raven that she was keeping him from maia. 
and having him here reminded her that reyes was not.
"this good. i be okay, eljay," she finally mumbled to the auspex, raising teary eyes. "i think if baby sleep, i sleep too. that what i need." sleep, a velveteen blanket of it.
but motherhood was not compatible with such things.