A lioness eats her cubs, if she sees herself to be unfit to be their mother. In doing so, she saves them from herself.

Honoka's hands trembled, as she searched for you in the manor. She knew she wasn't a good mother--- the mother you deserved. Honoka loved you dearly, so she needed to end your life.

There was something wrong with her: physically or emotionally. The cause of the issue didn't matter, but you needed to be saved.

You needed to be reborn, loved by someone healthy.