Emberwood osam

can we forward-date this to present day? suliya now runs with saatsine ;)! can delete if you would rather not.

suliya lingered in the shadows, observing the woman’s measured steps around the old cow, the quiet reverence in her movements. the woman had the saatsine spirit—bold enough to choose her own path, yet there was no landazoii blood in her. an outsider who carried something of their way, but not of their lineage.

she broke through the brush, a soft huff to announce herself, though her gaze remained steady and calm. there was no need for words; a shared respect passed between them as she acknowledged the choice to let the elder beast continue its journey. perhaps it would not survive to the end, but it had its own path, and suliya understood the decision to honor that.

with a faint nod, she fell into step, mirroring the woman’s wide arc around the creature and its young watchers. onward they moved, neither speaking nor stopping, both led by something untamed, unspoken, and deeply saatsine.