Lion Head Mesa A whole new world

months earlier, a very thoughtful and intelligent woman had left a wedding gift for the pharaoh and his wife.

the organ meats were long gone and the herbs too had been used or dried in storerooms. 

tavina had found a water-carved piece of wood beside the creekbed. it was wide enough for growing bodies, and the lip of it was lifted, creating a natural depression. with sayf's help she had dragged it back to the mesa, into satsu's bedchamber.

she used the mink furs to line this cradle, and with satsu's blessing, she moved the three children to their own bed.

but today they were back in her sleeping furs. tavina hovered close, smiling gently at the little ones.