Broken Antler Fen In a beautiful world

Maia laughed and was happy to be able to do so.  It wasn't a super long one, but it was real and felt very good after how bad the last few days had been.  You've got a point.  I guess that doesn't really fit either of them.  They were both tall and strong too, at least in Maia's memory.  She sighed, suddenly a little morose again.  But in a quiet way.

Not sure.  Weejay might know.  Maia had been impressed with how much gardening had taught Eljay's daughter about the plants around her.  They look like pines, but different?  Pines weren't really a species anyway, but Maia hardly knew what she was talking about.  Maybe there's some other story to them.