Broken Antler Fen Please allow me to have ONE cathartic experience in my life -

Nothing about what Maia said was comforting. Her knees buckled, face still contorted in anguish. Siblings. . .okay. But her mother was still gone. 

I need a moment, she breathed, seeking the other's silver gaze Please..

Without waiting for further permission, Lilitu went—and at the edge of the fen, removed from all, she let loose a ragged sob for her mother. 

Gone. Dead.