by S. A. Barton
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The next morning, after a small meal in the communal area where both Belora and her mother were introduced to most of those who lived in the Lair, Gareth and Kelvan went off to train. As one of the younger and less experienced pairs, they would not be excused from training lightly. Likewise, Jared and Kelzy had important matters to attend to in setting up the new Lair. They deposited Adora with her daughter and took off to their own work.
Left to their own devices, they made friends with a few of the women, but it was Silla, a woman about her mother’s age that really took them under her wing. When both Belora and her mother volunteered to help with the daily chores, it was Silla who showed them where to go and what to do to help. Belora joined the small washing crew while her mother went off with the Lair’s healer to discuss what might be needed in the stillroom.
