Verdant Basin reason and strength

The boy was uncertain but answered anyways, words to which the young mother listened closely. She considered it, considered what it could mean, whilst remaining silent; ever thoughtful, weighing their options. She worried, too, though—for the future and what it held, and for how it might be influenced by their decisions. But...

“If that is the case, then I suppose we should accept their offer,” she decided. A voice still nagged at her, wondering what her mother’s choice might be, but she did her best to ignore it. She was not Asterr, after all, and thought it best that she remember it, for all of their sakes.