"Eisha knew nothing… I led her and Shin directly into everything. I told her that location mattered when having sex, they say the forest is a very good place to have a child because nature blesses it."
'How sleek…'
Anike chuckled.
"It wasn't until after she found you… and the dead bodies that she pieced it all together and contacted me, absolutely furious."
She looked down, slightly sullen.
"Regardless of my intentions, I manipulated and lied to her, which was essentially what Eisha had always hated most. It led to our... disagreement over the past seventeen years."
Northern looked at her, amused.
"So you and Mother were fighting all that time? You just—"
Anike nodded.
"I was surprised to find her here. She was being pursued, and this was the closest haven she could think of." Her expression softened. "I'm happy, though. It's nice to have my Eisha back."
