[the woman spoke. cen eyed her with the remaining stare left to him, but looked toward yaalk'ali to translate what he thought was irritation. nudging his brother hard as if to say, 'another time,' the chieftain addressed the one who followed. you know ah -- child-birth? woman's blood? both things stirred in him faint feelings of nausea; there was a reason that lanzadoii men stayed away from the snow shelter. put to mind of his mate, cen waited.]

the woman spoke. cen eyed her with the remaining stare left to him, but looked toward yaalk'ali to translate what he thought was irritation. nudging his brother hard as if to say, 'another time,' the chieftain addressed the one who followed. you know ah -- child-birth? woman's blood? both things stirred in him faint feelings of nausea; there was a reason that lanzadoii men stayed away from the snow shelter.
put to mind of his mate, cen waited.