Rising Sun Valley I'm getting kinda nervous

Okay

Inkeri nodded. She would do her best to bring someone. Perhaps Taktuq, she was able to speak English better than Sanja. And Inkeri couldn't translate all of Sanja's words. She was learning some, because it was similar to her own, but it would take some getting used too.

Inkeri fretted and fussed at Ethan. Like an overly bearing mama. Though Ethan was not her child and they were similar in age if not the same age. She couldn't help it. She eventually settled to preening over his ears, neck and back, where he could no longer reach for his protruding belly.