Blackfeather Woods two years gone, came back as some bones and so cynical

the comforting sound of her native tongue came from the man--this must be the leader, the northern male of whom Shivali had spoken. she introduced them, and Tahani gave a gentle nod of her head at the stranger, smiling. she chose to reserve her words until later, when they knew each other better. if there were any other formalities to be made, she would let her more outspoken siblings tackle them, unless she were to be directly addressed.

you can skip me going forward unless addressed