Noctisardor Bypass sesori

Druid sagged under the weight of the first five words, then tensed at the sixth. She sipped in a breath but did not speak until she was sure Heda had finished. Even then, a long beat of silence stretched, filled only with Heda’s quiet hum and the distant din of children playing. Her sister looked rather stoic, all things considered, but Druid’s insides roiled. She wondered if her recent rendezvous with Redd had really stoked her emotive side lately.

Probably? she said finally. Did they not tell you? Did they not say goodbye?