Noctisardor Bypass Here I stand, still I'm drawn down to my knees.

"she's well. i think dinah is even doing better, too. i think having an aunt around is helpful." to her, anyway, though she hoped her girls were taking to druid just as well.
glaukos remained a mystery to her; thinking of him reminded the woman of her deep hope that the young she carried belonged to him.
and then that in itself brought a flush of shame, to be unmarried, to be widowed, to be living in sin.
"i have to go back, john," heda said softly after a time. "not to stay, but to find my sons. to bring them here."