"Reflux is… a questionable Alp. He's kind and friendly, and he'll certainly protect you. The only problem is that tail of his… Just take care of yourself, Mave, and stay on your wits, because one of these days, he won't wait."
Meet Maera, the mother of Mave, Syre and six other little Luachras. She has been a mother in two families, while her brother is the father of Reflux. She lives in Saddle Lake with most of the rest of her immediate family.
Maera is a very kind and supportive Alp, and is always there for her children. She loves watching them grow, but a deep sense of fear always cuts at the back of her mind; she has been the mother of eighteen children, but only eight of them live to this day. Taken by predators, a period of starvation and… fishermares. Maera was blinded in her left eye when she was caught on a fishing hook a few years ago. The hook punctured through her jaw and into her eye socket, taking one half of her vision and all of her sense of safety in the world around her.
While the children on Mave's side of the family take after their father the most, Syre is turning out with the same softness in his heart as Maera.