Emberwood old gods

Lavender reciprocated Dauntless' affections, ceasing her kisses only her excitement had subdued slightly. Pulling away from her brother's embrace, Lavender took a step backward as he teased, "Did you get jealous of me going to find Easy?" And instantly, her blissful moment of ignorance vanished as she was reminded for her reason for returning. 

"Oh," she exclaimed quietly, rapidly blinking as tears began to gather in her eyes; grief coiled snugly around her heart, making it difficult for Lavender to focus on anything else. Flustered, she looked away abruptly, her ears flattening and her frown cutting into a visible frown. "Yeah, that's the reason,"Lavender agreed; she wasn't ready to talk about what had happened.