Swiftcurrent Creek glinda

Mae's own eyes had opened a little early, in fact, but she had been quiet about this new development. Even at such a tender age, she instinctively held her cards close. Instead of raising a fuss as Jakub did, or rejecting it as Nicodem had, Mae had settled into quiet observation. She was learning.

Learning that brothers were annoying! In a sudden and misdirected fit of irritation she reached out to chomp down on Nicodem's elbow. It was Jakub she meant it for, but Mae hadn't yet learned how important that distinction was. One worked just as well as the other, in her view.