Dragoncrest Cliffs bloodmother

a third woman slid like the shadow of a knife to join the other two, and chakliux goggled at her from where he stood polite, silent. their collective coolness toward the seal hunter did not dissuade or anger him. instead, he found himself thrilled by their deepening mystery.
pleasantries were exchanged. heph shared the saddening news of samani. suddenly his interest in their beauty dampened; the man looked away from their speaking, a muscle leaping along his jaw as her remembered smile filled him with a sharp pain.
rodyn suffered far more.
he said nothing, noticing at last how the two ruddy sisters matched one another. a young boy had come with the last woman; he stood alongside the first, and chakliux grinned as if to say we are outnumbered, kangiak!