Sheepeater Cliff eighty-ninth

zaahira had learned that mortality had a price which life sometimes did not wish to pay. senmut inclined his head in silent regard as she spoke, feeling closer to the jodai as she shared of her heart's desire.

eset was a woman closed. the offer of marriage from the warrior-woman; he could not speak to what it was between those who were not men, but perhaps it was more than eset wished to give.

he did not pretend to know. sympathy stood friendly and plain in his green eyes.

"do you wish to court her when we return? maybe it is a longer absence that brings a heart to fond memory." or did she want more than what her words meant?