Firefly Glen [PHE] she cleans up

she realized there were many things she could say to her mother then.

she might tell her of kissing rodyn or of the mysterious woman who had warmed her cheeks. she might discuss huntings or trades. all of these things might bring relief.

yet she would find no relief if she did not speak the hardest things.

would it be so terrible to come home, anaa?

she felt so young and so very uncertain. there would be many times to make homes or villages alongside kin. one missed chance did not mean never again.

but the cold nights became a gentle ushering into warm places.