Moonspear So tell me how to do it; tell me how to love like that.

He handled the gift gently, placing it at his feet. A treasure to him.

"I did not go back."

Sialuk's forehead creased.

"I do not know why I came here."

The corners of her mouth drew downward.

She let the silence settle while she gathered words. Anger was the wrong word for what stirred in her chest. Sialuk did not wish to keep Glaukos from his duties with Mereo, even though his presence here was welcome. She wished to keep her village in good standing with the others.

When the sun rises, I go with you to Mereo. Meet this general; tell him of the new village that comes to Moonspear.

Tonight, you stay? Listen to the mountain, hear what she sings to your spirit.