Remi returned with five squirrels and a rabbit. Niralessa was impressed, being a bow-hunter herself.
“Are you Gifted?” she asked him.
“I’m talented,” he said with a bit of cheekiness.
“That you are.” If she was suspicious about the evasion, she didn’t let on.
Later, after everyone had situated themselves with their meals in various parts of Camp, Niralessa settled near Sember and me, across from Remi. She sat cross-legged on the ground as we did, obviously wanting to talk to us.
I stiffened, our previous conversation still fresh on my mind. She didn’t think I was good enough for Fen. But I wasn’t about to bring that up in front of my friends.
After swallowing a few bites, she finally spoke. “Aren’t either of you going to ask why my skin is green?”
My forehead wrinkled. Why was she a
