Moonspear ^______________________^

Pala emerged, question marks in her eyes. Treepie quickly realized she must not have heard the man’s call. She sucked in a breath, glancing past the curve of the woman’s hip to spy the two boy sleeping soundly in the shelter behind her. That was good.

Keeping her voice low, she said, Their father just came by, looking for you. Her eyes met and held Pala’s gaze. Alaric and I sent him away.

She had so many questions, she didn’t know where to start. Tiuttuk decided to give Pala a moment to absorb this news before she began any kind of interrogation. Perhaps she would volunteer some of the information Treepie sought.

But then her mouth betrayed her, moving without thinking as she puffed, Do you have a daughter?