Lion Head Mesa blade

nala was gone. the whispers were that makono was also.

tavina had little tying her to this place. and still she served, and still she kept her examination room pristine.

twice she had attended royal births and once an attempted murder. the intrigue of the court would make her departure far too boring, and she wished to stay close in case her wife returned.

but the song had gone out of her for now. in silence tavina folded soft small skins.