Bearclaw Valley Well. No turning back now.

Edit on 5/19/18: since this thread has carried on so long, please powerplay annasiak as it progresses as I likely will not be posting again.  thank you!

indra's pitiful attempt to pretend that all was well in the valley sailed easily over reigi's head.  the matriarch also did not mind how indra's posture did not offer deference to her; to bearclaw's alpha female, all her position meant was that she would be allowed to assert herself if necessary.

she studied the exchange between the visitor and the redleaf girl with an exhausted and uninterested eye, watching as they passed names and finally logging the redleaf girl's in her mind — indra.

the mention of her husband draws forth interest, and she tilts her head.  xan?  my xan?  her words are clipped and garbled as they come out.  she motioned to herself, and then offered, an-nnnasiak.  sii-a.  it was the name he had given her, and although she coveted it she also desired to be able to use it.

xan showed up, drenched to the bone, and she pressed her nose into his saturated fur with concern (although she was grateful to not have to talk anymore).