Bitterroot Valley blood ties

kaedra was here.

when blackfell told him, all veksar could do was laugh. because of course she fucking was. of course he had seen her the very same day veksar himself had arrived in saatsine. of course she'd come to one-up him.

or maybe she hadn't. he could never tell with his family.

he followed blackfell resolutely and quietly. the qeya waned until it disappeared behind them, and soon they were surrounded by nothing but desolate tundra.

do you think she knows we're here? veksar asked tersely. should we call?