Redsand Canyon That’s where I’m headed

The softness of her tone did well to soothe the dark figure. His sides rose and fell with the gentle breaths that he took. The heaviness of his eyelids had forced them to close. Crowfeather could feel a stinging sensation behind them, but he anticipated that days of rest would release the irritation. The dryness that had stuck to his tongue was almost gone entirely.

Tempted to drift back to sleep, Crowfeather wavered between the dream world and the living for a few long minutes. When his eyelids fluttered open again, it was to look over the frame of the healer woman. She was with puppies. Thoughts of Germanicus angered the shadow. Aquene had helped to heal him. She was good and kind to him. She did not deserve the wrath that lingered on the edge of his tongue.

You- You… Ah… You are going to have children, he croaked out, watching her face.

Is their father good? Are you certain that he will never leave you, Aquene?