" In the moment when the last remaining filament between Hain and the Mother broke, the Mother’s parting thought raced through Hain’s mind, but Hain didn’t process it until later, when the sticky amber gum that oozed from her open wounds had begun to harden, and the euphoric newness of freedom had subsided. The Mother had said, “Come back to me soon, little one. "

― Jennifer Foehner Wells , The Grove