Chapter 7: The MotherAfter breakfast the next morning, Sappho led Tori up to the women’s quarters where the family’s dusty loom was. Once she set it up to Tori’s satisfaction, Sappho gingerly took Kleis from her mother’s sling and sat down beside her. She watched over the infant while Tori attempted to weave for the first time since her accident.
Although many of her fingers were freed from their bandages, Tori moved the shuttle stiffly and awkwardly.
Sappho sucked her teeth in sympathy, sensing the mounting frustration in her lover’s taut form.
“It’s okay, love. You’re too early. Wait until you’ve healed a bit.”
She shook the pain from her hands, and tried again. “Nonsense! I need to feel useful.”
Sappho rolled her eyes. “You just created a life. And now you’re feeding it from your b
