The journey back to the Tribe had been slow and weakening in the extreme heat of the day. Still, herself and her daughter had made it back without too terribly much trouble. Of course, K'ailia had gone to see the elders and prove herself and her place within the tribe which left K'luha standing nervously off on the edge of camp, awaiting her daughter's return with news. She stood with her own chocobo, K'yori; cleaning the beast's feathers from the uncomfortable sand.
K'luha paused in her cleaning and looked up to the shimmering sky, its blue cloudless color wavering with the heat of the day. The desert was hotter and dryer than it used to be. There was less and less prey every day. When she had looked in their stores, she was disturbed to see such few things there. Her home was frightening her, but what frightened her more was the idea of leaving the Sagolii. The place that had been her lifelong home.Â
She closed her eyes and tilted her head down towards the ground, thinking. Everything was changing now. K'ailia was no longer her cute little daughter, but a strong woman. Even if the elders refused to admit it, K'ailia had changed so much. She had matured so much, so much that it frightened K'luha. She was afraid her daughter wasn't going to need her any longer, and the truth was that she probably didn't need her already.Â
K'luha finally shook her head free of her lamentable musings and lead K'yori over to camp, were she ducked under a tent for shelter from the heat.
K'luha paused in her cleaning and looked up to the shimmering sky, its blue cloudless color wavering with the heat of the day. The desert was hotter and dryer than it used to be. There was less and less prey every day. When she had looked in their stores, she was disturbed to see such few things there. Her home was frightening her, but what frightened her more was the idea of leaving the Sagolii. The place that had been her lifelong home.Â
She closed her eyes and tilted her head down towards the ground, thinking. Everything was changing now. K'ailia was no longer her cute little daughter, but a strong woman. Even if the elders refused to admit it, K'ailia had changed so much. She had matured so much, so much that it frightened K'luha. She was afraid her daughter wasn't going to need her any longer, and the truth was that she probably didn't need her already.Â
K'luha finally shook her head free of her lamentable musings and lead K'yori over to camp, were she ducked under a tent for shelter from the heat.
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