Meadowlark Prairie lullabye

So Chani was on an expedition?

“It’s been a while,” she recounted with a half-laugh as if to center her disoriented mind. Memories of the grand celebration at Muat-Riya twinked in her mind like rays of light through shuttered blinds.

“Since I saw you last, I mean,” Seal clarified.

Chani approached. “I think so,” the young woman replied, uncertain as she looked around at their surroundings. “I think I must’ve been… sleepwalking? I dinnae remember… walking here.”

Seal’s pressed her lips together until they formed a wobbly line, confused. Suddenly, Chani’s next question pulled her back to reality. “Oh, I haven’t,” Seal replied, absent-minded and distracted.