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"Nova," she muttered as she immediately forced herself to start sitting up, "Is that you?"
"Mother," Nova said as she looked at her mother's body. Her mother's face was dry, and her cheeks were sunken. Her hair was already turning white at the edges, and she looked weaker than Nova had ever seen her before, "It's been a long time."
"Father said you were dying," Nova said, getting straight to the point, and her mother laughed as she finally managed to get into a sitting position. She coughed a little, and Nova fought against the urge to help her.
"Nivalis is exaggerating. My sickness isn't so bad that I would die that easily," Nova's mother smiled at her, "I'm glad you returned to the family. I heard a lot about you when you were away, but I'm glad they were simply rumors –"
