"What is going on?"
She smiled happily. "The leather worker Yamka is of the First Wagons." She hurried off and I realized then that Aygulli must have become Ubar in Ba'atars absence.. Which meant he would be gone longer then I had thought. Oh, Cana!
I was so pleased for Yamka, I knew how badly she had wanted this and how hard she had worked for it. I hoped to see her very soon and tell her as much. Still, it would have to wait. I hoped she had not been shy about how happy she was when they told her. Yamka of the First Wagons had made my daughters magic boots. I was proud to know her.
It was only my worry for Cana that was dragging me down a little. I hoped Ayguilli would be as good to her as Fonce was to Lei and I. I hoped she felt as cared for and protected as I did. I wondered if I should say something to the new Ubar.. Congratulations? Or my condolences? Oh, sigh. I hope he will be a good Ubar, fair and just and swift. I hope his shoulders will not sag beneath the pressure of it all.
I heard Lei stirring, whimpering inside the wagon and I shook my head to clear it off lingering thoughts. I had something that took precedence over all else, to deal with.. Leis fever had not broken; the healer who had been seeing to her was growing increasingly worried and was to have a council with the elders of her clan in the morning. I hurried back to Leis side and began to blot her face with the cool cloths once again. I hoped she did not see the tears in my eyes.
I could not stand to lose her as well.
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