Blacktail Deer Plateau I could use a day or two

His first words to her struck her as odd, for she presumed the still leader of this place.  Concern could have waited, and she eyed him intently.  Yes - he was intruding.  But with his words she could at least infer what was important.  He would not stop her from rejoining her family here.

She was hungry and exhausted.  I'm fine.  But in a while, maybe.  Right now she wanted nothing more than to curl up at Erzulie's side and sleep these last terrible weeks away.  Thank you.  She didn't recall their last conversation as clearly as she did, but she got a sense of what he was doing.  He meant well.