A Mother's Distress

A Mother's Distress is the twelfth chapter of Tales of Sheol'gotha:  Shadow of the Abaddon.

Synopsis
Sharess, in a condition that is getting no better, has left her children mainly in charge of themselves. In particular, Settir and Corrion look after her, with the latter trying to counter the poison's effects. Sharess fights to get up and out of bed, but Settir refuses and asks why she wants to get up and do things that will only torment her. They are eventually joined by Fea-turin who asks what she and Abjuris talked about, and then admits that he wants to go with Abjuris.

Settir is upset, as is Sharess, and in private conversation she asks her son why he wants to go, trying subtly to convince him otherwise but not willing to be heavy-handed. She eventually concedes that, in light of her failure at keeping her children safe, it may be better if she lets them all go so that they are not a sitting target. Fea-turin goes to say his farewells to his siblings, promising to come back, and Sharess returns to her room where her stomach pains become all the more intense.

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