Otatso Wetlands I didn't want to leave

Arlette looked at her daughter. She had the feeling that she hadn't liked that she called her Mulberry. Maybe she was just imagining it. She didn't know what happened in her daughter's life, she had not been as present as she wished she had. A regret. But nothing she could change about that now. She could relate a lot to her answer. She had been as well. She just... existed. But other than that.

"I'm glad that it has been a good home to you," Arlette spoke. The mother wished she had close friends but it seemed she hadn't, not within the pack. That concerned her a little but who was she to comment on it. Perhaps she had been part of that, that Mulberry hadn't made close contacts with anyone. "It is really good to see you. I plan on staying in Teekon. Do you mind visits from me, or would you rather I stay away?," she asked. Arlette wished she could visit but, if Mulberry didn't want her around she could understand. "All answers are okay," she assured her.