Broken Antler Fen The World Was Wide Enough

Odette had a story semi close to her own, but the pup had to actually go through life and see it all. Brandy was glad she'd never known her family, for it pained her mother a great deal to be away from them and the yearling knew it.
            "They're in a better place, not suffering from the hunger of famine now. Healthy, happy, and perhaps they'll watch over you."
She wasnt a religious girl, but liked to believe the ones lost still watched over them, like angels. Right or wrong, it gave her comfort that she hoped to pass to Sebastians adopted daughter.