I was relieved when he said, "People can't join the herd and their allegiances don't apply."
"I'd still like to carry your herd tattoo," I said in prayer.
"Do you know what I would like?" ' Brave asked. His arms were on his knees, swinging at his feet. His shoulders were slumped.
"What?"
His eyes focused on the ground found me. His eyes darkened for a moment. "No one. I'm sure I wouldn't want any of them. Neither do you." I was nervous. I still preferred a tattoo full of cobwebs over a raven. It was never in my hands whether I wanted it or not. "Now let me sleep."
When I woke up in the morning, Cesur was not in his place. I got up on my elbows and looked around. When my hands went through my hair, I was immediately overwhelmed with the desire to take a shower.
