AARYN
At some point, Elia returned to the Tree and Reth's eyes lit up when she walked it. It was a relief to Aaryn to see them loving each other again, though a little unsettling when Reth pulled his mate into his arms and kissed her for a long moment before she'd had a chance to greet Aaryn.
He stood there, waiting, wondering where Elreth was, until they were done, then Elia pulled out of Reth's arms and turned to him.
"Oh, Aaryn, it's so good to see you. How are you holding up? It sounds like it was a rough day?"
He shrugged and accepted her hug, immediately reminded—and shamefully guilty that he hadn't thought about it sooner—that he still needed to go see his own mother and hug her. "We'll get through it," he said.
Elia pulled away, nodding. "Thank you for taking such good care of her. She's so in love and… that's a blessing honey. You did good."
