Kotoro

"I tell her; all magic without fail requires a sacrifice. Something of equal of greater value to her than the life of her son.

She sacrifices her womb. She chooses her dying son over any she might later carry.

The boy recovered, only to die a fortnight later.There was a storm and a fallen tree had pinned him and in the cold and the snow, he died.
He was laid to rest, and his mother shortly after, whose love ultimately drove her to death.

I'm tired. I'm so very tired."