Her head held low as she apologized to her friends and siblings, Evelyn had to clench her beak tightly to prevent herself from bursting into tears.
She had just experienced an extreme emotional whiplash and was having a difficult time keeping herself together.
In both of her lives she had lost a great deal and the loss of her home and Otis had felt like enough to break her.
However, thanks to Lucia, Evelyn understood that she still had plenty to live for. Right in front of her were four companions that would stick with her through thick and thin.
"I am sorry as well. I should have seen how much you were hurting and tried to help. You are normally our stalwart leader, so I did not notice, or perhaps I did not want to notice." Rehni said, lowering her own head towards Evelyn.
While it might have been in hindsight, she could look back and see the signs of Evelyn's sorrow eating away at her.
