Sly Fox Sand Dunes primera

S'ari was pretty winded by the time she tumbled to a halt at the bottom of the dune for the second time. She took deep breaths to steady her pounding heart and closed her eyes against the glare of the sun. After a time, she said, Is... Mercedes alone? Does she have family? Quietly, she was thinking of the Ravine, but did not want to spring the question on her new friend so suddenly. The girl did not smell of others, but one never knew.