Two Eyes Cenote The Menu

Relief soughs as she follows Keiko’s enthusiasm around the chamber with her eyes- every detail, every enrichment, appreciated in full! She could not even cease the beating of her tail as the pale girl moved to discover the clouded gold patterning of the ocelot hide.

Eset’s nod is enthusiastic, hoping to convey without language that Keiko is greatly revered among her people- that she would always be honored within the halls of Muat-riya.

But she stills in surprise when Keiko bestows her own gift- a flowering garland designed with great skill. She looks upon the dried crimson flowers nodding on their stems, set their color. They were not so bright once parched but they did not lose their luster. They appeared to Eset even more brilliant- that their purpose extended now beyond the limits of mortality.

She glances into the depth of Keiko’s gaze, repeating gently, “Kanzashi.”

She has scarcely seen something so delicate. It seems too much, too ornate for one of her position. She will wear it for the wedding ceremony, she decides, but not the party. She must be careful to preserve it always.

“Arigatō, Lady Keiko- it is extraordinary,” breathless, she bows gratefully then gestures for the arched hallway of the room. It was time to show Keiko all the fine meats and flora the hunters of Akashingo had assembled for the feast -

The fellahin greatly hoped it would meet Keiko’s standard of sophistication.