Chapter Forty-ThreeAs much as it pained Maeve to think that the distance between her and Kelia likely grew with each passing hour, she knew it would achieve nothing to formulate a rescue plan with the Ixtrayu in their current state. She worried that their enemy might return while the Ixtrayu were crippled, but figured that was unlikely.
They only had one chava at their disposal, the one Sarja had left in the corral after her abrupt return to the village. Zarina confirmed that the chava, Vad, was in good enough shape to make the journey to Lake Barix, so Maeve asked the huntresses if one of them would go inform the rest of the tribe of their misfortunes. Gruta volunteered. Gruta departed with instructions to return with the rest of the tribe as quickly as possible, especially the Council.
