Aradia awoke the next morning, still holding the dagger and braid tightly.
She was surprised to find that someone had covered her with a blanket. She
cached away the dagger and braid once more and folded the blanket before
changing clothes and taking care of Futhark, who was now huge.

Aradia looked concerned as a disheveled Shawnee came in to tend to Doshane,
Saul was with her. The woman looked as if she were in a fight.

Aradia rushed over. "Are you all right? What happened?" she asked as she
noticed the bruises on the woman's face. Her hands tingled with eagerness
to heal the wound.

"May I?" Aradia asked, reaching toward Shawnee's hurt face.

******
NRPG: Barb, up to you if you want Aradia to try or not. She may even try
and fail. Your choice. Her's is a wild healing talent, not something that
works all the time. But Aradia doesn't know that yet.
******

** Later that morning **

Aradia felt the gnawing in her stomach, but ignored it remembering her
decision to fast until Pa'gan returned safely.

<You need to eat!> Futhark scolded, feeling Aradia's hunger pangs.

<I can't not until Pa'gan returns safely.>

<That seems foolish. Especially since you have a hatchling to take care of.>

<But I must do this so that Pa'gan will return safely.>

<What difference is it going to make if you eat or not? Didn't you say you
just have to have faith?>

Aradia cursed her own words and went to the dining hall to see if she could
find anything to eat. One of the cooks gave her an apple, a bran muffin,
and some milk to drink as breakfast was over by this time but she knew that
the priestess was with child.

"Here, dear. You need to keep up your strength," the older woman said as
she handed the items to Aradia.

Aradia took the items gratefully, and sat down and ate her light meal. She
enjoyed the quiet of the empty dining hall, and the smells of the noontime
meal that was being prepared. Aradia was thankful that the pills B'ril had
given her were working so well. Just a few days ago the same aroma would
have churned her stomach.

After eating Aradia went to seek out Trinale in her office. She had many
questions in her mind as to what warren morals were.

Aradia knocked on the door tentatively and entered when she heard Trinale
beckon.

"Can we talk now?" Aradia asked.

"Sure, have a seat," Trinale told the young priestess.

"I hope I don't offend, but I am very confused..."

"What about?"

"Well, your ways are so different. You were so offended by Pa'gan and me.
All I did was try to kiss you... and yet you end up in the bushes with
Shawnee's Saul and Shawnee comes in the the barracks this morning with her
face all bruised and says K'leev tried to rape her."

*****************

NRPG: Tag Kat! I didn't know where to go from here, not knowing Trinale
well enough.


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