likewise zoug was frustrated, but unwilling to change to her words. he wanted her to know his, the clan words. she spoke and her voice was faster. she made no movements. he could not follow, but he understood her irritation.
but this was not a time to argue. her name-sound was higher than the titles zoug had known. the man's ears tipped curiously back and forth as he thought about its sound for some moments, then tried.
his first attempt was nothing like the tone she had made. the second, closer. he swallowed the r and slid along the s. "zhahree?" zoug tried a third time, fixing her with the watercolor blue of his good eye before he walked in the directions he thought their prey might be.
but this was not a time to argue. her name-sound was higher than the titles zoug had known. the man's ears tipped curiously back and forth as he thought about its sound for some moments, then tried.
his first attempt was nothing like the tone she had made. the second, closer. he swallowed the r and slid along the s. "zhahree?" zoug tried a third time, fixing her with the watercolor blue of his good eye before he walked in the directions he thought their prey might be.
italics: guttural shifts in tone (clan words)
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RE: palm - by Zoug - July 16, 2023, 04:15 PM