Lion Head Mesa i ne’er was struck before that hour

shisu seemed put off by the question, and relmyna felt herself withdraw to some degree. she did not wish to dissuade the newcomer; it was simply her eagerness getting in the way again. a place; she was both amused at the girl's vagueness and pensive over the idea she had said something to change the other's regard.
she was far too old for such insecurities, the priestess decided. the last year of my life has been forgotten. and before that, i can't remember. a wan smile. blackfeather is all i know. and so she had willed it and wished it; so had the gods laid out this path upon which she might walk.