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She’d had enough that Fennec could understand that too. A part of her thought she’d be happy to just have one more chance, just so that this time she could actually celebrate and look forward to it. She’d never been able to have the positive experience of a happy expectant mother. Only herself to blame there.

Good for him. She was glad to hear it, though her thoughts aligned more with Towhee. It didn’t matter how much she wanted it, it was almost impossible imagining herself letting someone in like that again.

But the answer was of course more complicated than that. If she could talk to anyone about it openly, she could talk to Towhee. Penn joined Moonspear. When we met, he told me he had been interested. But he’s never stuck around, and he’s just like the others. He left and was too afraid to be honest about why. I don’t know it that will ever change. Or if he even still knows who I am, after everything. The second part was something she’d mulled a good many times. Was he still interested, after the last time they’d spoken? With all the ways she had changed?