Emberwood seven skulls

"i do not know her blood." there were several routes here, all of which sun eater would silently peruse at his own leisure in his own time.

he too did not know of the muradoii blood; it would not have changed her beauty, only tempered his interest. but he had no possession of this knowledge and thus was free to consider.

at his sister's scoff, sun eater laughed. "grey man is a father already with two sons and no wife. do you think he would choose better?" he teased of @Anselm. "i had wanted @Sulukinak to have her own interest in the hunter, but ah —" he could not see that any such had been cultivated between them.

"think of it, meleys," he said softly. "and please come to know suliya. i have months to make a choice. but i do not want to wait so long." he was impatient, awakened to hungers his anger had tamped down; he did not want to spend the winter unwarmed and unadored.

but then again, should he not wait?