Bramblepoint [m] the body

Sialuk laughed gently, the stumbling of his words humoring her. They will have many fathers, she said. Come to them and be a father, and you will find they are your children. The distance is not long between our villages, so you need not leave your people. And, when they become grown, some may wish to find their home with you. In this way, Sialuk would strengthen the bond between Moonspear and Brecheliant, joining blood with blood so that both might be invested in one another.

Do you have wife to warm your bed? she asked, curious.