Lion Head Mesa Times being what they are

fool, fool she was! tavina flung a soft cloth into a puddle of spilled potion and felt angry tears assail her eyes. nala's absence was so sorely missed that the normally taciturn sesh had become all but hardened.

a servant, announcing the queen. the sesh bit back a harsh retort and devoted herself to cleaning the mess until the young royal had come to her.

"Divine One." on the hallowed shoulder, an ailing woman. tavina moved to assist the newcomer to the small bed in the middle of the room, a plinth of stone covered with soft furs. "where did you find her?" she asked of toula, moving to examine, and feeling a sickening heat rise from the stranger's body.