Verdigris Ravine This one Waits

Ah well, S'ari said, unsure how Ko'a felt about her lack of children. She did not want to rub her cousin's nose in it. Perhaps next year, yes? Or with someone else? There is still time.

Ko'a spoke of the months in which S'ari was sick. This time in her life always gave her pause, made her a bit sad. It had been such a strange time--for all of them, she suspected. S'ari is glad the Tribe did not scatter across the desert while she was fevered, she murmured, and gave a small smile. S'ari is glad the Tribe did not leave her to die.