“It does,” Hannah assured him before she stuck the green stalk back in her mouth.

Hannah stayed inside with me the rest of the day. She spent most of it sucking on a cold stalk.

Once she was finally more comfortable, I brought up the inevitable conversation.

“You know what this means,” I said to her.

“Once your teeth are fully developed, you’re supposed to go out on your own.”

She pouted, “I don’t want to.”

you even see any other young women

Angela’s Library

shrugged, “Some, the other young women I see are usually several mountains away. It is considered…well, tacky, to fly too close to the mountain housing the men. The women that Live in the area get angry if they find you too close and you’re not still

tell

they had been. She asked questions and the other girls just

been to them in so Long. I just

them think you are weak. Nu-reeh has said you are petite. I know you Learned to fight from your father, but I’m not sure it would be effective against

am weak and I let them think

know Hannah

isn’t as tough as the other girls, so it’s a good thing. I didn’t think you would

how she washed off the blood and let the wounds scab before she came to eat. Hannah always lay

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