Broken Antler Fen roseblack

bridget appeared, and teya looked up breathlessly from her game. "many jokes," the shyflower shot back, a true grin lighting her small pointed face. in the next moment, she had crossed the drifts to join the red-masqued woman.
"you like it here," teya observed, noting the lighter nature to the lines of her companion's figure. sundance had gone, and for that she might always feel a twinge for the lost potential.
but the snowy fen belonged to them now, and teya was beginning to find her place, at last.