Burning Sea/Ocean of Flames

Marella is faced with troubling news one day: her mother, Caprise Redek, has fallen deathly ill. Elwin doesn't know if he can save her, and her brain trauma doesn't help. Marella can't bring herself to visit her mother, too afraid of what she'll find. So she contacts Linh, the only one of her friends willing to answer her. How will Linh react?

Based on a prompt by @Lex_and_Mad
Second story based on a prompt by @AVERYE1