Duskfire Glacier the seal lullaby

hmmph, said Tahani, but she left the subject of the man alone. she was focused instead on Currituck's reaction to her statement, knowing that to answer that questioning look truthfully would be to break her own heart. the healer braced herself for the blow, sucking in a breath before speaking again.

"i can take you somewhere warmer, little bird," she murmured, the words forced out through a slowly tightening throat. "somewhere where you don't have to freeze. where you can explore and be happy."

and your mama will lose you in the process. she didn't say that. what if Curri expected her to stay, though? the glacier. . .it was perfect. just not for her beautiful, southern-blooded girl. Tahani would be just as miserable in the (relative) heat as Currituck was here.

"what do you think?" Tahani asked, voice slightly tremulous.