Swiftcurrent Creek [m] Cause you channel all your pain

Swiftcurrent Creek was not so far from Hearthwood as she had hoped. Daily the temptation of its very existence haunted her; thoughts of Arric, her father, her brothers. Even Wren, even Eshe. But Mae didn't dare return home.

Until one day she did. She pressed thoughtlessly across the borders, as brazen as any young trespasser. This place was hers; her birthright. And when she saw Arric, her heart leapt into her throat. Arric! Mae yelled, breaking into a run. Hey, shithead! If nothing stopped her before she reached him, she would barrel into him for a somewhat violent hug.