Duskfire Glacier Hymn for Winter

Last post for me! :)

Welcome back. The words twisted Tuwawi's heart, bereft for her daughter who had gone so long without her mother. The red woman could remember a time when she, too, had been deserted by her parents -- and for some reason, Tuwawi had always bellied a hot anger for their neglect. But now, she understood. Understood that her mother had been forsaken by her mate and forced to raise two girls alone in the wilds. Tuwawi's past was not so different from her present, and it made her breast ache for how she had unwittingly repeated the same offense Palla had committed.

Her sooty ears twisted thoughtfully as she listened to Scarlett's report. Though a smile dared not attempt to reveal itself, a shine in the ember's eyes suggested that some clarity among Tuwawi's proverbial shipwreck managed to pool itself together. Her hunting lessons were almost unnecessary. She is a natural and is doing very well on her own. She in an independent girl. Maera was truly a prodigy in her mother's mind and her pride overflowed. "I must go to her," Tuwawi said, voice solemn. She backed away from the porcelain Caretaker, turning towards the glacier's heart. Tuwawi had no more words or thoughts for Scarlett -- only Maera's image dominated the Sveijarn's mind.