That reminds me that I still have the unfinished sequel to "He Came To Meet Me"! In the meantime, a drabble:

They went back to visit, a few years after that, and couldn't much stand to breathe the close air at North Tunnels, but walking up to the edge of the Valley felt as familiar to Diamond as falling into dreams.

Tolly said it hadn't been fair of her to leave so sudden-like, that the sheep had missed her terribly. And Heather said never mind the sheep, that she'd been the loneliest when Diamond went away.

"You left me without warning too," said Diamond, "when you went off to fight. So I had to be free to go off to love."