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The young Redleaf listened to Mona talk about her mother and her lost brother with an ache in her frame. The red woman stated that she was preparing for winter, and the young girl turned her gaze toward her with a serious countenance. Ah, she marveled at the idea that adults could so easily overcome the grief they felt. Some days she thought it to be a weakness. Then, she realized just how much her emotion drove her to do things that were not intelligent or logical.

The importance of her actions was that they were driven by what she felt was right.

“I haven't stopped thinking about Lucas. I don't think I will until I know he's safe,” she answered honestly. There was no way to make that come off as being apathetic, no matter how hard she might have tried. It may have been adult to focus on what needed to be done instead of what was wanted, but Piper had not yet learned the lesson of sacrifice. She knew only what her heart urged her to do and that she could deny or accept its pleas.