Crawling In My Skin

Shuule was in great spirits after her first day at the training grounds, pecking Ukko on the cheek before she all but hopped off. He had to go back out to the front of the city and take up some patrol duties for the first time since Shuule had been brought into her new life, and though he was hovering, Shuule insisted that she would be walking home by herself. Other women walked alone or in groups all the time, and she wanted to rush home and see how Set had felt through the day.

She had begun to find her bearings, approaching a male with a giant pot of noodles sheepishly, but ultimately gaining a banana leaf bowl of food easily and for free. Her old village all shared food with females as well, but it was crude, just smoked unsalted meats in the cold season, and just enough to make sure nobody starved. The idea that an already wed male would just hand her soup in the rainy season would take a while to get used to, but the rich, salty flavors were too good for her to ignore.