Herbalists' Cache westward leading, still proceeding

Having rounded the moraine at long last, Moorhen continued on her way. There'd still been no sign of Thresher, but she knew that Morningside was somewhere in this area, and if they'd come across one of Undersea's children, they'd surely harbor her. Despite what had happened with Aditya, it was Moorhen's understanding that they were still family. She didn't necessarily trust that, but she was grasping at anything that might lead her to the guppy these days.

Agarwaen, she thought bitterly, gazing around the icy landscape with marked despondency. She'd been promoted for this very purpose - to find Thresher and bring her home. Would the title be stripped of her when she returned?

And again, she wondered - could she return at all?

Moorhen pushed such thoughts away and put her cracked, leathery nose to the snow. She would find the missing girl, and they would return home and Thresher would receive a heartfelt admonishment from Moorhen, at the very least, and then everything would go back to normal. She had to believe that. She just had to keep on believing.