Cath and Luke dressed in the early daylight that flooded in through the cottage windows. They embraced and kissed.
He studied her. "Y"know, you should grow your hair. You"d look really something with it longer."
"D"you think short hair makes me look butch?" She had never asked the question before and was curious to hear his answer.
"Not one little bit. You"re a beautiful rawni. But you"d look even better with it longer." He added, with a touch of pride, " our juvals always keep their hair long."
"I had it long once," she admitted. "I don"t think it would suit me so well now."
"Why not? Try it, just for me."
"Mebbe I will."
He caught her look of anxiety. Puzzled, he let the subject lapse.
"You know, I"ve gypsy traveller blood in me," she confessed with a self-conscious smile. "The T
