Or should she stay with the hunting party, where her skills would be more useful? Where her tracking ability and familiarity with what Wata had found might even be invaluable?
Most of the young women were leaving, probably to inform their families. All of the boys stayed. Saig and one other girl, Gwen, dawdled. Gwen’s eyes rested on her. As a prominent member of a prominent family, Saig ignoring convention was one thing. But Gwen was a member of a lesser family, and she couldn’t do what she wanted unless she was following someone else’s lead.
Auris hadn’t specifically commanded Saig to do the women’s work. She would feel useless and dejected if she didn’t stay here. She might actually contribute if she did. And she had the power to make sure her friend wasn’t trapped in the wrong role, a
