Redtail Rise The story of your little success

Getting this started so we can keep things somewhat up-to-date :) 
Continued from the “Partita” thread in Sapphique. 

It was relatively easy to keep a smile on her face while travelling with @Ashlar, @Etienne and Suzu. @Theo and @Reki had been found and were safe and alive at Redtail Rise. Ashlar was a natural with the children. 

She warred a bit with the thought of leaving Theo here to train at the Rise, when she missed him so much. She wondered if Requiem might choose the same, and she felt herself fear losing the boys she wanted so much to keep close. But those were still just possibilities- there was a chance they might get come home. 

There was also the guilt she felt allowing her children to prance about Ashlar, get to know him as they travelled, while hiding the secret that he was their father. Several times she wondered if she should tell them- and would need time to make that decision. Selfishly, the only reason she found now to keep that secret was to keep herself from losing Étienne and Suzu who might also want to leave for the Rise to spend time with the father they’d never known. 

They drew nearer to the borders, but she would let Ashlar lead the way. Perhaps he knew where the children were spending their time, or perhaps he would call for them. She would follow his lead