Hushed Willows [m] So I'll stay right here 'cause I'm better all alone

Reverie had left Mae alone in the wake of their — conflict. She wasn't sure at all what she would say when they next spoke, or if they would be able to get past it. And she still did not want to teach Mae about poisons, perhaps selfishly; even the thought made her sick.

The call was unexpected, but not unwelcome, though today was not one of her better days. She'd spent much of it holed up in her den, crying off and on; haunted by whispers in the rustling of trees and flashes of golden feathers. Reverie had spoken of it only briefly with @Boone before secluding herself entirely. She didn't want to be seen like this. But she thought that she might be able to pull it together long enough for a conversation, and so she emerged from her den with her fur slightly tousled and her eyes muzzy with sleep.

Hi, Reverie greeted softly, tail swaying. Then she fell silent, allowing Mae the first move, though her eyes flicked curiously over the stone.