Santo grinned broadly and elbowed his traveling companion. Xinta was without a woman so far, unlike his friend, so he might want to consider what lay within.
“We will meet you later,” Dala said to Xinta, pulling Santo ahead with him into the leader’s home and leaving the unattached man in the village courtyard staring at the clay pot.
* * *
The Syphans spent the night in Kronio and decided to stay on another day. These people had become friends of theirs over the seasons, and they enjoyed the time spent together.
Santo spent most of his time with Dala and the man’s wife, Resta. But Xinta had accepted the offer at the home in the square, where he met Lefanu, a young girl whose physical traits were just turning to womanhood. Throughout the ensuing days, he spent more time with her than w
