It made sense suddenly. Of course Evan would want to show hissonhis first full day. This was important


    to Evan. His life revolved around the pattern of the moons.


    Damien leaned on one wall as Bane and Kein leaned on the other side. Christof set me down and then


    he bounded back the way we’de.


    I shivered and stepped close to Damien who wrapped me in his arms.


    “My Brother will bring your warm outfit,” he murmured into my hair. Cold morning air whipped into the


    cave and I looked over at my son. He was warm and covered, not at all bothered by the weather. The


    cold wind immediately made me miserable. Damien’s warm arms helped, but it felt as though my bare


    feet would freeze and drop off.


    The world’s moons took the pattern they always did before they set. I stood and watched with Damien


    as the first and smallest dipped below the horizon. Evan watched and spoke to the baby the entire


    time. He exined to the infant how the moons worked.


    Jonathan’s attention never wavered off of Evan. I assumed his eyes weren’t developed enough to


    distinguish anything other than Light and dark. He seemed to like the gentle, murmuring voice of his


    male breeder, though. Evan held his entire attention.


    Christof ran up to us a moment Later. He pulled my boots up my legs as Damien pulled the Long jacket


    around me. The warm gloves were dragged up my arms and I sighed with relief. This time the bitter


    cold in the mountains was unbearable for me.


    The second moon had started to set and the sky was bing Lighter when the rustle of wings


    interrupted us. Tosu had dropped from above and stepped into the cave next to Bane. Nu-reeh


    approached from behind us.


    The women stood silently for a moment before Tosu spoke.


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    “You see, Nu-reeh,” she said quietly, “this is how the women with beads say it is.”


    Nu-reeh made a sound Like someone that had already had this argument to exhaustion.


    “I exined the rules to them,” she said directing thement to Tosu.


    “There was no danger,” Tosu argued.


    “I have sat and watched the entire time they have been here. I will do it each time the male wishes to


    bring his young to see the sky. I knew what he was doing when he left their quarters.”


    The women had a staring contest as the sky got brighter and brighter.


    “Wait for my Sister,” Nu-reeh begrudgingly told us finally, “and she will take you to see moons rise and


    set. I forbid you to go alone, Evan.”


    “Yes, Mistress,” the men answered her and she turned and left.


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    Tosu stood at the entrance to the cave, off to the side. I recognized the slightly defensive position and


    realized she was alert for danger. My young boy meant a great deal to these women.


    The sky became much lighter and Jonathan gurgled and cooed reaching for the Light. The sound


    absolutely melted my heart. I put a gloved hand on Evan’s arm and looked at our little boy. He made


    the noise a second time and yawned big.


    “It is not time for sleeping,” Evan said softly. “Wake and see the morning.”


    “New children sleep at odd times,” Tosu told him gently. “The little one will sleep when he is ready and


    wake when he is done. As he gets older he will follow the moons as you do. They often do not feel the


    pull until they begin to walk.”


    Interesting information and it seemed to calm Evan’s nerves. He could not understand how his child


    wanted to sleep in the day. I was d Tosu had taken the time to exin.