Noctisardor Bypass spechou

"longer than me, i bet, gideon," heda sighed, crossing her paws for a moment. "but not as long as god. and you can't really see god. he's in all the good things you love. he's around you, making the sun rise and set, and keeping the storms from getting too bad."
"i love you so much back, giddy," she sighed, feeling her eyes water a bit. "you have a grandma sequoia, you know. and there's aunt druid, but there's also aunt witch."
no mahler. no worripa. seeds without roots. her boy didn't need to know about them. 
"do you want to see where the ospreys went, baby?"