Heron Lake Plateau Motivation proclamation

Their kids arrived one by one (@Tywyll being the last oops), and with each new face, Fin found her resolve melting. How could she leave these little things behind? How could she encourage them not to follow her? She saw Cinder's little stub tail wriggle and nearly imploded right then and there, but then Clover and Tegan arrived, and she found herself falling back into alignment as two things happened - 1. she was reminded of why she and Elwood needed to back away from them (so they could learn to resolve their issues on their own, not because their squabbles were annoying), and 2. she was floored by Clover's announcement.

Slowly, Fin turned her head to look at Elwood. She'd only been joking that he had to be the one to tell the kids their plans without her, but she really wasn't sure how to address this particular bomb drop. Looking back once more, she directed her attention to Clover and offered her something like a smile. "Why don't you hold that thought for a sec..." she said. It occurred to her that her daughter might be less inclined to join the Firebirds if she knew her parents were going too. Something in the way she'd commented on it being good for her to "get away" just kind of gave her that feeling, though she did also suspect that she was talking specifically about her brother, who was muttering grumpily at her.

She looked at Elwood again, waiting for him to break the news.