Lion Head Mesa ashes

He shared with her a rare kindness. The offer brought a hesitant kind of hope to Nazli, who felt it flutter in her heart.
Reminded of the trips to Mereo, and her learning to hunt while Makono learned to fight, and how strong she felt once; but then thinking of how she would soon be tamed, that fire inside of her burned low.
I will. Thank you. A long nod, swallowing the past. Nazli knew she had been out here playing in the snow too long, someone would be seeking her for work.
Will you walk me back to the palace? They need not speak; it would be enough of an alibi that she be in the presence of the jodai upon return.