Let's make a night, you won't remember

Caelum found her and Sparrow scrambled helplessly to appear more at ease. She forced a smile, but it faltered. Caelum murmured her name and motioned for her to come closer. Sparrow wasn't entirely sure, but maybe this was the kind of support her mother would have given her if she had stayed in Abaven. Sparrow moved closer to the older woman and sighed shakily.

"Oh Caelum, what have I gotten Abaven into?" she asked, her eyes flicking to the woman for a moment before returning to the ground.

After a moment, another voice reached her. It was Aiden. Sparrow gave him a weak smile.

"Yeah, I'm alright," she said. "I must have eaten the wrong kind of frog or something, huh?"

She wasn't going to be the one to give him the whole talk about what was happening. Whatever his parents decided to tell him was fine by her, she just needed to make the transition as smooth as possible for the pups. There was no need to worry them.