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ava is hurt
dinah hadn't been sure, up until now, that she would stay here with the hollow remains of her family. in the days that passed since mama went out, she planned her escape — to go find hearthwood, maybe, or perhaps gramma towhee. to shed this life and build a new one with people that would not leave her;
and she hadn't expected the return to be so soon, and she also hadn't expected it to be like this. the note sent her running through the pines in search of the source, and along with it came the haggard response of john.
mama! crying, crying already; her heart seized at the sight that beheld her and instinctively dinah rammed herself against her mother's side in an embrace. mama, it's okay, i'm sorry it's alright, just breathe, okay? i'm sorry i'm so sorry where is she?