[on belief such as this was trust built. cen's breath wavered out in a sigh of relief. it was not too late for iglux̂ to recant him, to turn away to another. it was not too late for crying-wind to decide that bitterbrush man was unworthy and thus save herself the side of a mercurial chieftain. but he did not want to be this with her, not in their moments, not in their days; if he must kill and break bone and command death, let it be beyond that veil of welcoming frost which settled around he and she now. i have asked meleys to marry us. his sister was not elderly, but she held an age higher than either cen or iglux̂; he hoped this would appease her spirits. there was no one else after all things to which he might have entrusted the task, even if he had chosen outside the saatsine. he wished to speak of the celebration and the guests that might be invited, but cen held fast at this point. he wished to see her eyes change, to know her mind; he waited with his own single stare unveiled for the ticking seconds.]

on belief such as this was trust built. cen's breath wavered out in a sigh of relief. it was not too late for iglux̂ to recant him, to turn away to another. it was not too late for crying-wind to decide that bitterbrush man was unworthy and thus save herself the side of a mercurial chieftain. but he did not want to be this with her, not in their moments, not in their days; if he must kill and break bone and command death, let it be beyond that veil of welcoming frost which settled around he and she now.
i have asked meleys to marry us. his sister was not elderly, but she held an age higher than either cen or iglux̂; he hoped this would appease her spirits. there was no one else after all things to which he might have entrusted the task, even if he had chosen outside the saatsine.
he wished to speak of the celebration and the guests that might be invited, but cen held fast at this point. he wished to see her eyes change, to know her mind; he waited with his own single stare unveiled for the ticking seconds.