Lion Head Mesa And I miss you in the June gloom, too

They're only young boys, they still need their annecik. She seemed to be pleading, hunched on the ground as though she had been threatened. I don't know how I got here, I need to go back to them.

Back to where her sons were hiding, so they would care for her like loyal children should. She knew Kemal, that he had only grown so large to hold his aching heart. He wouldn't turn her away.

Looking up to meet gold eyes to blue, Defne spoke once more. Do you have children, canim? You can understand my distress?

A lesser woman would have demanded they lead her back to where paths with Kemal were crossed, but Defne was smarter. Aggression rarely led to results of any worth.