Once again she has made a mistake. Emotions has driven her yet again to another's embrace. The next morning, regret rose up with the morning sun with a vengeance as she left the Prairie and swam back home. How could she do this to him? Honestly none of them had her body fully. She had not pledged it solely to anyone, but this time felt different. Her heartbreak should have drove her right to Orphiel...but it hadn't. Away she went to distract herself in the Prairie.

Had she meant to find that stallion there? No, she thought it was still owned by her grandfather. He just happened to be there at the right time for her crying heart to burst open.

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Nearly a month has gone by and she has barely spoken to anyone. Only little Junco could stir her mother's heart that aches for her oldest child. He still needs her just as the new child that swells her belly would come spring. A sigh leaves her lips as the Inlet leader finally leaves her hiding spot among the trees. She ventures to some blades of grass sticking out among the thick snow while thinking of Orphiel's words. The very thing he mentioned the last time Devi was taken from her. If only she hadn't been so stupid to get pregnant again she could be fighting back to free her child.

Not that pregnancy has ever stopped her before, but she was trying to save herself from future failure. Her mind races back to regret as she wonders if revealing herself was a bad idea. She could just imagine the harsh words Loup would have for her. Then there was a sweet, understanding, words from Orphiel. She didn't deserve any of it. Parvati sighs again as she picks at the little grass she could find in front of her. Life was so cruel.