Natale POV
"What? You knew my birth mother?"
"Yes, we were friends."
"Were friends? Are you not friends anymore?"
I saw something really sad and dark pass his face.
"Well, that is a bit difficult to explain. I believe we are still friends... but she is no longer with us."
What?
She is dead?
"Do... do you mean she is dead?"
"Yes."
"How... how did it happen?"
I could see from his face that he was not sure if he should tell me the truth.
Shit.
"Tell me the truth... please."
He closed his eyes and swallowed hard.
"Okay... but I think we should sit down. Want to sit down?"
He pointed in the direction of the cabin.
"You know how to get into it?"
He smiled.
"Well, it is open."
"How do you know that?"
"It is a druid cabin. One of my old friends owns it. He won't mind if we go
