“While the other slaves and servants who had shared the great hall floor roused, she put away her bedding, gathered her day’s meals in the kitchen, and took the goats out. Today she led them to a spot in the hills north of her previous day’s grazing site so that she could survey a new part of the ground she might have to defend. Once the goats were settled, she ate bread and cheese. The food and the crisp morning air cleared her head. Feeling a bit less worn, Aly washed her face and cleaned ...her teeth at a spring tucked between two rocks. She marked it on her map. If the afternoon was as hot as it promised to be, she meant to take a proper bath. She regretted the absence of soap, but unless she was ready to plod back to Tanair, she would have to manage without. Besides, Aunt Daine disapproved of people who used soap in a water source. For a while Aly simply lazed, warming up in the sun, watching the goats, and thinking of her visions and dreams.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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