Redsand Canyon stones

tamar laughed with shock.

"arsenio!" small giggles erupted from her mouth; she lifted a fore-ankle to her mouth and tried to hide them, to no avail. "lady ruenna seems happy." she paused, then snickered, "the way i am happy! so you are wrong! maybe he is not a soldier in bed. you are not."

she shook her head. "speak to me of anything." her gaze found his own. "i will have to think of home to find a new name." she closed her eyes and hummed into the cold air.

"zulema." tamar smiled at arsenio. "for a daughter."