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consideration.
cecil moved with caution. not fear, but a thoughtful assessment of the experiences which shaped speech. elk charm had moved to cleaning the edges of the fish, flicking a bolus of muck away as mind layered with sudden thoughts of her mother. weeping did not happen so often. not now. it had been a long while. what moved the sharadoii most was to think of how that charismatic and loving woman would not attend any births to come.
many voices! many songs! hunters in the high forest and gathering-parties below, where she had most inhabited.
elk charm paused now, upper limbs aching from the constant work.
her paw described an arc.
and only one daughter might inherit. it had not been elk charm, and yet still -- her aspiration was visceral.
cecil moved with caution. not fear, but a thoughtful assessment of the experiences which shaped speech. elk charm had moved to cleaning the edges of the fish, flicking a bolus of muck away as mind layered with sudden thoughts of her mother. weeping did not happen so often. not now. it had been a long while. what moved the sharadoii most was to think of how that charismatic and loving woman would not attend any births to come.
all sharadoii clans gather one time a year.elk charm wiped her claws upon a patch of silken grass.
great stag, we give place to all clans. we make hunting, fishing. we make place of pelts for women who visit and want work. we bring new children to place of watching by all sharadoii elders.
many voices! many songs! hunters in the high forest and gathering-parties below, where she had most inhabited.
first woman know all songs. all words. all ways. know how to make anyone safe.
elk charm paused now, upper limbs aching from the constant work.
is elder and also listen to elder. help make marryings. help with birth.
her paw described an arc.
do all things for all sharadoii people.
and only one daughter might inherit. it had not been elk charm, and yet still -- her aspiration was visceral.
miss her close.
