Starglow Basin darkwoman returns

"kusuma. stay." the harshness of ko'a had been warranted. two tribekin had gone away with the wolves. now one was killed and one returned.

"raise children in tribe. be with own kind. we not forget talis." he had risen to his full height now, glancing after ko'a. "talis in her mind." the younger man had existed there for the woman a long while he suspected.

zoug waited. he would not turn kusuma back into the wild no matter how many cubs she carried. he did not want her to go. and he would not beg, for either of them. tribe was safest for tribekin, but she must choose.