Blackfeather Woods into the living sea of waking dreams,

*insert multiple heart-eyes emojis here*

Her eyes remained wide as Relmyna gave first her a tap, then her stomach. As if trying to draw some connection between the two. Her nose wrinkled as she inhaled, still getting that so familiar and yet so distant scent from the woman. The fleshy mechanism of her brain worked overtime, striving to understand. . .

You with your fucked up paw.

I told them to kill you all.

I hate you.

Her stomach clenched as Potema's words rattled like an endless echo around her head, bouncing off every wall until she squeezed her eyes shut, resisting a guttural scream. Potema! She saw no one but Potema! Though it was Relmyna in front of her, the priestess with the twisted face, she saw only Potema.

Then, silence. Peace. Clarity. As if chaos had given way to order. Sithis overcome by Mephala.

Maegi's mismatched eyes popped open, meeting Relmyna's with a look that could only be described as a turbulent mix of understanding and horror. "You're having pups?" she whispered, voice like shivering glass in the cool air. She placed a paw on her belly once more, this time not shying away from the life that rolled and tossed beneath her pad. "When? How many?"