Broken Antler Fen PeachPuff

"There's no harm in putting yourself first time from time," Wraen told, while she thought to herself that in Eljay's case it was more like"for the first time in YOUR life". Children all grown up, duties set aside for a while. Fresh in love and on cloud 9 or, whichever was that cloud that people, who were very, very, very lucky in life found themselves wading through. "And besides - having a relationship and building a family together is tough work too. A different kind - but just as important," she reasoned.

"Focus on that now," she encouraged him and hoped that this rather pleasant task would keep his mind off sad things that had happened in the past. "Because... I've heard and I think that's very true - if you are happy and content yourself, it is very easy to share with others and feel no loss of that. Quite the opposite - happier even. It is completely different, if you are drained and people squeeze you out for more," she told. "So - why don't we go and find a good landmark for all the rambunctious Blackthorn spirits to congregate at, huh?" she suggested, getting to her feet and stretching. 

"If I remember Finley correctly - she is tapping her foot impatiently already," she smiled at him. "So we should hurry, because I've seen, what wild and untamed Blackthorns can do... Ghosts mean triple the trouble."