Sly Fox Sand Dunes pawsteps over sand dunes

Talis can call Kusuma, Kusuma, she responded. He wasn't bad looking, no - but her lack of knowledge - and indeed her one past lover had not been male at all - would lead her to think that, as well, wouldn't it?

Kusuma... she started, not knowing how to finish. is Tribe... but not... Tribe? how did she explain? Came from large silver bird, across big lake. Ran away. 

And didn't know where she'd go from there. 

Does Talis know of big silver bird?