A vision? A dream? What's dream walking?

The look of surprise on their faces when she walked in made Braelyn feel twice as guilty as she had before when she was eavesdropping on them. Gia quickly wiped tears from her eyes and put on a smile as she stood to face Braelyn.

"Hi sweetie, would you like some dinner? You must be starving after all that time in the forest."

"No Mom, I'm not really hungry." This was true, even though she had been very hungry when she got to the back door, hearing the conversation she had walked up on filled her with dread as the words rolled around inside her.

"Alright sweetie, if you're sure, why don't you wash up and get some sleep, you look awfully tired."