Chapter 5Tuxtax could hear Rixa’s sobs as they entered the tent. The centaur had cut his lover’s body down and was cradling her in his arms.
“Rix, I found them. Your son is here. Em kept him safe,” Tuxtax said carefully, kneeling beside his friend.
Em knelt beside the centaur and his slain mate. Handing him the slumbering infant, she placed a hand on his ruddy flanks and added, “I am so sorry. I tried to do the right thing. I’m sorry I couldn’t save them both.”
“She poisoned the stew, Rix,” Tuxtax said. “She smuggled your son to safety, and she’s found a safe place for us to go, in another colony of centaurs…”
“Deer centaurs, the Cerven,” Em clarified.
“…where we can go to grieve. They have a healer there who can make sure your son can be healthy and safe.”
“And how do we trust her?
