Redtail Rise and the pleiades

she freezes at Erzulie's opening line. her entire body stiffens, muscles taut, eyes hard. it does not improve—

and at the mention of children, all she can see is Nyra's wild eyes;

her brother leaving her jaws

flying

hitting the ground

biiigh, she replies, drawing out the word for emphasis. her mouth is  a deep frown, an upside-down 'u'. it muhh' be her. to the edification of the newcomer, who'd accompanied Erzulie, she adds, looking his way, womanh' kill my ma. kill more.

then looks back at Erzulie. will kill young onehh, Avicus says, definitively. 

anger is gurgling within her; she thinks of Tulimaq's once packmate, torn apart and left not far from their border. one of my pack kill, o'hher day, she says. muhh' be her.