Serana's POVWord of Dara's concerning, accelerated pregnancy timeline reached me through Vane's careful, considerable network, and I found myself, despite months of gradually rebuilding genuine trust throughout our continued, collaborative reform work, drawn immediately toward offering whatever assistance my own, difficult experience might genuinely provide.I sought Dara out directly, finding her resting carefully within the pack house's familiar garden, her expression carrying visible, evident exhaustion despite genuine warmth as she registered my own, unexpected approach."Serana," she said, old surprise evident beneath her continued, welcoming attention. "I wasn't expecting you today.""I heard about your child's accelerated development," I said carefully, settling beside her with genuine, considerable concern. "I wanted to offer whatever insight my own, difficult history might provide, given everything I've personally experienced regarding trauma-driven, defensive capability.""
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