Redsand Canyon i wanna stay with you for a long time,

qiao resolved to return before ruenna whelped. there were many hurdles for a first timer, and she had been present for more collective births than years she would live. ruenna was strong -- maybe not in a way that appeared outward -- but if her children inherited a sliver of her iron backbone, things would be alright.

she conducted a brief courtesy. lady ruenna, our paths are tied together. but she too was glad for this entwining -- there was something about this woman that endeared her to the old crone.

she would think often of ruenna in the weeks to come.