Prairie Fire by Lj Maas

Author:Lj Maas [Maas, Lj]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay & Lesbian
ISBN: 1933113472
Amazon: B005G4GHES
Publisher: Intaglio Publications
Published: 2002-01-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Sarah stepped from Tima’s chuka and stared at the stars. She felt as she always did when looking into the night sky, as though she were small and insignificant in a world so large. She thought of Matt and Devlin, hoping they were safely asleep.

Sarah sat on the dry grass beside the chuka. The ground was still warm from the heat of the day. She brought her knees up to her chest and rested her chin there. Almost all of the cook fires around the village had grown cold. It was quiet, apart from the nighttime noises from the prairie. It had been too hard to sleep without Devlin lying next to her. It hadn’t even been one full day since Devlin and Matt rode off toward Abilene. Sarah already missed them both.

Sarah felt a hand on her arm and jerked away, startled. “Goodness, Nali! You’re going to have to clear your throat or something, so I can hear you coming.” She placed a hand over her heart in an attempt to return it to a regular rhythm.

“I may move silently, but this time, you looked as though you were miles away from this place.”

“I was.” Sarah smiled. “My mind is where my heart lies.”

“And do I need to ask where that would be?”

“That’s easy. Wherever Devlin is.”

Tima squeezed Sarah’s arm to reassure her. “Perhaps you should give yourself some time, Sakli. Maybe tomorrow will not be a good day to begin your lessons.”

“No, I don’t want to wait.” Sarah brushed her fingers through her hair and the unconscious gesture reminded Tima of Devlin’s mannerisms.

“It’s not that I want to rush anything. I know that you and Keeho have explained that I need to work on developing patience. I’m trying, really I am. It’s just that I want something to do, some way to move forward and tax my mind, as well as my body. If I don’t have something like that to focus on, I’ll just worry even more.”

Tima nodded in agreement. She understood Sarah’s reasoning. It had been many seasons past, but she remembered the first time Tekola went away with the warriors on a hunt. A full moon passed before she saw her husband again, and Tima had to keep herself constantly occupied for fear of giving in to her worries.

“I’m a little worried about Hannah, though.” Sarah voiced her concern because she knew that Tima would have an answer for her fear. “Will she be all right while I have to be doing all this training and learning?”

“She had no problem seeing the clan as family today, did she?”

“No,” Sarah smiled, “she didn’t.” Hannah had refused to leave Tima’s side once she learned that Tima was Devlin’s mother. By the end of the day, Hannah was calling Tima “ipokni,” or grandmother. Tima seemed just as thrilled. She introduced Hannah to the women and other children of the village with pride. Sarah was secretly delighted that Tima so readily accepted her children.

Sarah and Hannah had arrived in the village earlier that day.

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