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aiolos spoke.

kukutux listened.

when sun man's eyes came to her, she did not yet speak. she would hold her words until the end. she saw no reason to argue nor soften things for cerne.

if he was to be taataa, he must become softer. he must understand sacrifice. 

moonwoman dipped her head in respect when her husband had finished his decisions.

"i do not want you to live upon the edges, keyni." she did not need to share in the punishment of a man who was not even her mate. "if cerne will live as sun man has said, at the side of the village, and in the lowest rank, then he may stay."

"cerne was angry," moonwoman said, turning her eyes back to aiolos. "he said he will only wait a fortnight. he will not accept this without angry words."

nostrils flared delicately.

"keyni. do you want the spirit-talker for a husband? do you want him close?"