Noctisardor Bypass lost in the labyrinth

"you're just as important as anyone else, and you're pregnant. let me take care of you too a little." it was not a plead, and she would not press after. "it will take some time for them to settle. i — we went so many places after their father died that i don't know if dinah trusts it."
she took a breath. "breakfast sounds good. in a few days, a man named etienne is going to visit. he was taking care of ava while we were in the mountains. i believe he's the reason she's alive. he's a skilled healer. maybe he can tell us where some stuff can be found during winter." a sense of purpose was unfolding, tentative as it was. hesitant as it was.