Wild Berry Meadow Gentle Giant

Sakhmet had disappeared. There was only one real reason why she would be out this far from the other meadow, and that was it. Maegi didn't know when, nor why, though she realized now she hadn't seen much of her daughter since Anansi's death. It must have affected her terribly—

Oh, Jaes! She should have been there for the girl! Should have run after her, instead of pining over a son that would never return. Now she was missing two children, and she feared it was only a matter of time before Sobek vanished again, too.

Despondent, she trudged through the field, only half-paying attention to her surroundings. She had paused near a berry bush and was about to sample its contents (maybe they'd help her get numb, like the poppies) when the other woman came into view. Her tongue retreated from the fruit, and she circled 'round the shrubbery, hobbling toward the stranger instead.

Except. . .not a stranger. Maegi had seen her before, she thought. Those verdant eyes weren't new. She gave a wearied chuff, tail flagging, and said, Have you seen a dark brown girl with pale eyes?