Duck Lake I never listen, but I see it with my eyes closed

Her anxiety regarding Hearthwood's Coach had blinded her, for a time, to her proximity to Swiftcurrent Creek. That reality swiftly came crashing down on her in the form of a familiar voice.

Her father. Here. Calling her name. Mae froze, eyes finding him immediately. Her ears went flat and she tensed, but even so she couldn't help but see all the ways that he too had changed during her time away. He seemed... tired. Weakened, somehow. Her heart ached.

Akavir, She greeted coolly, betraying none of the hurt and longing which washed over her in this moment. Perhaps cruelly, she wondered if Eshe had left him. Why else would he seek her out now? Mae hesitated a moment, then finally added in a tone that might have been warmer by a few degrees, You look like shit.