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long and far qupir has journeyed, away from the man who served his purpose. if he has failed her, she will not find him again. and if their efforts prove successful...daughters. she will not be alone.

she can only hope so. she pauses as something within her stirs, in the pit of her belly. not children, too early, but something unsettled. the mountain woman lowers her head and gags.

quietly she retches in the snow, bringing up yellow bile and river water. still her stomach tenses, cramps, insistent on expelling every morsel. she prays this is the result of pregnancy and not some disease carried by the stranger. a shudder, and then she lifts her head. she is not alone.

the mountain woman growls, low and deep, a warning.