Redsand Canyon Life is a game, where the players must appear ridiculous.

tamar had always thought the matrona was pretty.

but now, her figure and face were transformed. she seemed to scintillate with secrets tamar did not know. and perhaps she would not. at the pronouncement of lady ruenna, her eyes widened.

it was a request that carried much magnitude. much honor. 

"congratulations and good health to you, matrona," tamar murmured, genuinely pleased despite the ache that had started deep inside her. she folded her paws. "i know a little of the imperator's culture. but i do not know so much of yours. how are children named there?"

ruenna wished to surprise her husband. tamar wished that her moment for this might come quickly.