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Saba had been the first to welcome Gwen as a guest of the Sande society. The group as a whole wasn’t quite sure how to deal with her since she was foreign, she didn’t know the language, and she would most likely run away. But Saba was instrumental in helping to bridge the divide. While the rest of the women disbursed to prepare for the ceremony and celebration, Saba stayed at Gwen’s side.
“The Sande is a secret society of women,” she explained. “They help slowly introduce a girl into the society and prepare her for womanhood. But with you it’s a little different.”
Gwen looked about the small cabin that she had been escorted to only moments after Ian had said he wasn’t married. Between him not being married, secret societies, and a wedding ceremony that would take place in less than t
