Broken Antler Fen roseblack

"you would have thought," teya laughed sarcastically, but in truth it angered her to think of it now. however, none of it mattered. she was with bridget in brecheliant, far from those things, and she need not be defined by them any longer.
"i did not enjoy man enough to want baby," teya said smugly, seeing no reason to curb her tongue in the cardinal's presence.
"who will have children here?" she wondered, reaching out to give a gently idle tug to her companion's ear.