Phoenix Maplewood entschlossen

in a way, praimfaya could see how nixing the idea of a coalition — especially when he doubted this arbiter would follow his lead — was more beneficial to him. it was the land he was interested in, he told her. the place where his rivenwood settled, then she is left to assume, is temporary if things went as he planned. fair enough. this, at least, praimfaya could understand. to be commander was a birthright largely but also a rite of passage. the last fos goufa standing wore the crown.

i’m not sure, praimfaya admits. briefly, she considered returning to hua’s clan but the idea of living off the mainland unsettled her too much. she is mountain born and prefers level or highrisen land over the endless engulf of sea. natshana was still there, or at least had opted to stay behind when praimfaya and renard had left to try to gather more allies …so she would have to return if only to convene with her bloodkru.