Ocean's Breath Plateau caught in the waves

a shake of the pale head. "a young girl is brought to the woman's circle when it is almost her time to be a woman. a boy will become a man a full twelve-moon before he can become a father. a girl has more time. but when she is taken among the women, we will tell her what it is to be married, and what to expect of her man."

jadestone eyes blinked thoughtfully, seeing how seal had reacted in shyness. "sometimes a girl chooses her man when they are both young, before she is wife and he is hunter. it is the heart which chooses."