Chapter 16
Puzzle
Atty managed to get a few hours of sleep before Mistelle’s hungry cries awoke her. As she gave her child her breast, she glanced around to see that both Paas and Keelor had already left.
“I don’t know where Paas went, but your auntie is probably out getting reacquainted with her old friends,” she murmured to the hungry babe. “That means you’ll be coming along with me as I do inspection. Plus, I’ll get to show you off. Are you ready to become the center of attention?” Mistelle stared up at her with blue-gray eyes the same shade as her parents’. A tiny hand clutched a length of her mother’s blue hair.
Atty could hear the usual sounds of people coming and going outside the tent. No one had come to disturb her since she"d retired for the night, which meant there had been
