Meadowlark Prairie Skugge

tavina knew the reason she had come back to this place, even if it was not an admission she would make to herself.

the wind here was warm. it scudded over the tops of grassland and brought with it a hawk's cry from far above. when she looked back across the land again, it was to spot a pale figure sitting upon the ground.

tavina wanted to turn away, but her role as sesh bound her in ways outside akashingo. the man new among them had suffered heatstroke. she would not let another succumb if she could help it.

nala in her mind, tavina slowly approached.