Valley of Gold a voice

"you will learn."

"and i will remember."

in silence they would follow a long while, until a rough oval of darkened sand indicated water beneath. tamar showed zulema how to dig there, to overturn sand until liquid welled.

they drank and rested and set off again, and in a scrubby patch of chaparral, they found not only their intended quarry but its warren with several rabbit-kits hopping to and fro.

tamar crouched in the greasewood.