Dragoncrest Cliffs [m] salt settling

there was some part of chani which knew her potential progeny would be safer if a man of her shores put investment in them. but nature was only a portion of her internal decree, and when pepper raised his voice with halting resistance, she flashed him a quick and knowing smile.
"you be sandstone," chani declared, lifting her face to his. "loyal. committed. why not?" and her laughter swirled around them both.
allowing pepper ease with a backward step, she smirked at his discomfort, searching beneath that code of ethics for the masculine desire she had enjoyed far from home. was it the same at such an age? what were its differences? he hesitated, but he did not flee, and the sensation of power was wonderful to chani.