Heron Lake Plateau let's bring out the guillotines carefully this time.

@Camilla <3 Also tagging Cinder even though I know you're PPC - just want you to know that mommy loves you and still visits regularly!!

Lagan. Lucy. Tegan. Fiadh. Lucca. Tywyll.

Finley held their names in her heart as she made her way to the borders of the Redhawks, her emotions in turmoil. She and Elwood had made their decision to go down this road once more and bring a new batch of kids into the world - kids who would not replace the ones they'd lost track of and who had the potential to be lost themselves. They had deemed the heartache worth it, and now here she was again - pregnant and excited for the future while still very, very burdened by the past.

You'd think by now she'd learned to live with her losses. But she never would. Mothers don't forget their children, even when those children forget them. And Finley could regret losing them, but she would never regret having them.

At the end of the day, there was nothing to do but hold onto the ones she did have. Which is what brought her paws to a stop at the borders of her former home, tilting her head back and calling for @Cinder to come say hello. She knew her youngest son had stayed behind to be with Tywyll, who she'd learned was now missing. She wanted to make sure he was alright and still happy here with Phox and Towhee, who she also counted as hers and wanted to look in on.