Ouroboros Spine every day it's getting higher

Vairë came back shaking.

The world was a watercolor blur through the tears in her eyes, though she stoutly refused to let them fall. She reemerged in the repose, downtrodden, quiet. Valiant rose to meet her.

Vairë, quite suddenly, broke under the weight of her own feelings, and pressed into his chest to hide the sob that wanted to break free.

My sister, my sister has returned. She tried to get out, but it sounded more like a babble than a sentence.

My sister has returned, too late to see my babies be born, like she had promised. My sons make strides to be men, and she did not see them off. My daughter works as midwife. My new daughters, they grow and change. And she missed all of it. Her words broke around a sob, and she hid all over again.