Big Salmon Lake i had to burn everything that i was just to come back like a phoenix

teya managed a laugh. "we start over?" she suggested, killing the sniffle in her voice with a long sigh. she fell to prowling at the edge of the water, inventorying the tracks of lakefowl and otters and even the occassional snake, leaving the distinct imprint of scales in the soft mud.
a splash along the surface drew her attention.
teya motioned toward it. "bluegill." not a large fish, but a pair of them would be more than enough for a meal. she could even take some of the topskin home for sorana.
it was a plan, and teya devoted herself to it, trying not to examine how thinking of her daughter now brought reyes to mind.