Lake Rodney little boy blue and the man in the moon

Sarnai flashed a small, pained smile at the not-question she absolutely took as a question.

Not. They weren’t supposed to be alone, never supposed to leave the court, never do anything more than raise the cubs and be pretty.

Lord-father or husband does hunting. But... She did not have those, not now and not ever. Her lord-father would be dead or ruling by now, and her husband the same. Sarnai breathed out a shaky breath, looking at the woman.

You help me...vhy? Had they not heard her when she spoke of disgrace? Did she need to make funny eye movements and hiss it? Did she need to squawk it like goose? She shook her head slowly, before aborting the motion when it made her dizzy.