Cedar Sweep o castitas lilium

alas, the woman, sensing someone near, let her eyes open and come to rest on the tall, ruddy form of a stranger. he reminded her of khalba, but as her sense cleared from sleep, trepidation set in, and she stood to her feet. how long had he watched her sleep? the canaanite's viridian eyes appraised the other silently; a step forward was taken. "hello." as always, eshamun was open, kind. she was the face of the malkaria, after all.

he seemed strong. hale. unaffected by the previous famine, but perhaps he had been fed much good food since it had ended. the woman grew self-conscious beneath his eyes but did not founder.