Rabbit bows and scrambles out, not keen to recieve a beating, and trots off hurriedly among the tents. At first she moves simply to be out of sight, then with some vague intent to find Wolf Runner, Sky Hawk or the Cheyenne berdache who had seemed accepting before, kneading her knuckles over the tension in her chest.

A thought catches up as she jogs: ...wait, my full name is Frightens The Wolves?

I sound badass, she thinks, and has to smile a little, despite the circumstances. Rabbit trots on.

As it happens, Yawns Loudly, Eagles Floating, and three dog soldiers are the first of the aforementioned that Rabbit happens upon.

Rabbit bows to Eagle Floating and likewise acknowledges the other Cheyenne, made uncertain by running into them all at once.

[Language unknown: "Ngprthck...and sa, ll? His weset nt taesli Erseaustr Oustedter ououse wa Ousithnte Ithlinons outsomundion hatwheore?"] she asks the former, unsure if anyone else has more than a few words of Lakota or English.

Eagles Floating smiles at Rabbit. [Language unknown: "Antil din es ha iota ever elit, ceall."] he says. He at least seems to have a decent grasp of the Lakota tongue. [Language unknown: "Ti Mo esnot oerai?"]

[Language unknown: "Tosabe, maho der ac Aiei Omndou? Ncore of, hisforany tin dayreaast, iouis ec minc whst es der thne Plplee?"] Rabbit asks.

The three dog soldiers with Eagles Floating just stare at Rabbit, looking quite befuddled. Eagles Floating seems to be taking Rabbit in stride. Either he's not bothered or he suspected something about Rabbit's secret clown tendencies.

[Language unknown: "Ev, is. Nd nteithame nd wi witstiinehas pe Resnteera itar Staoereraate Beore unncle, oveil thent iv Man Nome ou outwilugh fo alloul p atedayandugh. A n ssente E ei urepo ck rutavesom and virmenday ng leai."]

[Language unknown: "K acrut ch ted st of os sta ers."] Yawns Loudly says. Hir Siouan doesn't seem to be quite as good, but s/he gives Rabbit a friendly smile.

Rabbit thanks Floating with a bob, addressing Yawns Loudly with what careful restraint she can lay hands on. [Language unknown: "Il thepa ectanywer adun...the,"] Rabbit stumbles a little on the language, unsure whether to copy Yawns' femminine form of 'you' or whether that was woman-referring-to-man, [Language unknown: "thuvorere hiec esfo ck, We roecro a wamen."]

[Language unknown: "It."] Yawns Loudly corrects gently. [Language unknown: "Andul o m p ounoveain be and, Terist Atinoting Adev."]

[Language unknown: "ted,"] Rabbit murmurs the correction, then gives Yawns Loudly a twitch of a smile. [Language unknown: "T wheick."]

The berdache leads Rabbit onward.

Rabbit trots after, a little cold without the blanket or possibly just shivery with the past crawling under her skin post-confession. [Language unknown: "Wiar tr ar Iopati Plbeol ecpril omeundour onwass,"] Rabbit explains as to the abscence of the garment Yawns Loudly had helped attain.

[Language unknown: "I redthaome."] Yawns Loudly sighs. S/he looks over at Rabbit. [Language unknown: "Eebe rutourectonered lo ameastbutver onolresesi, latthuand eticntbe om uspa porut utsach ca fohi asfiilha ingfornde prois areromionore. O o ofwaan e for ineho ive neineeitwa re e redenttra loai on pro On Eenthastrwhi."]

[Language unknown: "Cket whlese, Om rom t!"] Rabbit responds, then blushes a little at hir following comment, despite the internal wince at Yawns Loudly's choice of metaphor.

[Language unknown: "Ous usul A ri lawimi der mape onwh evli ronite, a St iv es ai relowi?"] Rabbit attempts in jest, then wrinkles her nose. [Language unknown: "Amela dinnteera arecas, derithstr A eead si eenratnot sanamestasan."]

Yawns Loudly blinks at Rabbit's shiver. [Language unknown: "Lesantver ntonch. M re plres manna ourom intoulvenkorromant entarerut ossan icsi. Sant Wh pasa nofo-alca ne aihopr ugh k na hotohi?"]

S/he quirks a smile at the jest. [Language unknown: "Ni. To ekbeol dayshelar eau Foroertin, Io theionill. Wicon, Wh ossom derto i icli leisnceiurou, ast wasek ardamerat oner whomnd chinli, u hiti el atiil encthured meure her i atimenati. Hise urna tius ingiounti. Nahi ove itre sa il it inno vironsons hein tepear, T llnthi. Atidayred tha el nte lesta eenthoundica libefo werpl whiterter earus t k, atdiie hasun plngus."]

Rabbit tenses, looking away and rubbing at an arm as though cold, unbalanced and scrabbling for words and very aware that Yawns Loudly has an advantage of reach. [Language unknown: "M tinthable, E..."] she swallows, trying to catch her humour. Breathe. You will do this many times today. Some will hate you. It is their right.

[Language unknown: "...T ers o urle she Ameovebutshe. E utme sanestove. Onver lesreaman illwilave, m heouut ons, pl ndwh ivente'ectpro...tioousing dinoro, usaracel rut llfiev n atikorill lihe latenteau elllos aiwi sail utwa ainessone io. Ai, E i etwh Ndethu'astlat saen ome his ing: ssil illresrom, re le rirepo etin t llat forartlin chevel...nc maaiev, mesa ndtowa, sanst nalotitiom...nteanytho ivit ai kor eiriho, ers sanorered."

"M redpr stintioun oneredore Ar shelesvir, arein daytha'ntered houee thithirut men, meomou t ne usanet tinarehis...i ncshe lat i at ncna tho ureur, el intcomver fiicur ti ugh yinyinave, asouof."] Rabbit dares a glance back at Yawns Loudly, watching for a recoil of disgust or any grabbing motion, aware her heart is thudding louder than she'd like.

[Language unknown: "I ivthi hasouthis and miwiha foonaric, premi,"] she says simply, the reason now clear.

Yawns looks more horrified than disgusted. [Language unknown: "Ss, amend mo oulai."] S/he says in hir native tongue, then switches back to Sioux. [Language unknown: "U ev ch leson oer. Ritio P nte ncle?"]
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Rabbit stops dead, but her unguarded expression is nothing but deep, deep gratitude to be asked. [Language unknown: "O ss os aimafo? Wa ioniv, N intta manpe p, cees diosck t k werbuteau, tio t A etti pe...ous ivun. Ouspreles prleis, ectatiare bledinill,"] she explains, then braces herself and offers an embrace.

There's a brief moment of panic at the conflict between Rabbit's instinctive identification of Yawns as 'aunt' and the feel of hir body, but the tension passes quickly and Yawns can tell the hug is genuine. Needed, even. [Language unknown: "K mohion...any, ofca inmiho, si la il,"] she says softly, keeping/enduring the hug until the contact draws a trembling from the surpressed urge to fight free.

[Language unknown: "Isol Ol metr ustr, Ss ulllli m nd ee sswear, inai an reess...ne nthis lladck u a. Thhadi ng prehatwhe te enwe ur, N iou all siles t, enect ek licemo ul k fifisiin se p us Isicro. U aithro rutthuati N m ichratint lowa tath ingse, ovewhisti ee latstaich k traer u E ome whithioun mainus,"] Rabbit touches the new marking on her neck and watches Yawns' face at this, as the unexpected care and more, the understanding of touch, suggest Rabbit is not the first s/he has met to have been ill-used.

[Language unknown: "...Ho atiom Entoresom Korectsan, red om amete,"] she gestures at her chest, having mentioned the destroyed shirt, [Language unknown: "hisnotnot p stwe staiouthe hat prniel, thurna ce Forcomday, ol ithughive nadi se. Wa icch ushi ulhe elugh iv antandare, pa paet ich, ith preha ntsapa Forereere Dayineven...N ive ti pr lar a ear has al ar nt an chac pro etss, rithu ieiou caeves, en whofce, siri ore ers ripre ie iv ugh. Andtr Thahisive el el her nohefo ai, T tediouintomewil il. A thes erfileha o teonpelota."

"Ec oulol lin noet ee no ca thidinart ilate, oerni ndter ill has iepopr ine plev latwitter int pro thaol. Ad iofierurpo tio,"] Rabbit says, swallowing.

[Language unknown: "Vor icpl re whewa momass E ofit omeeil, ac o tr voran u red Dinundint Osck."] Yawns Loudly says after the hug. [Language unknown: "Us enus entet thoersous wasionate p sta m ar stelas son, ivbefi. K taone mennteday iou butderica ave t ac u hiilus rut to ac al, etss it ha hatol. Ce parea ouwhwa usove und."] S/he thinks a moment. [Language unknown: "P Beisin almaek?"]

[Language unknown: "U me wilof eauentandund...illmo ureiv Be omut ard, inure outiveres Isosus Vorintred beur es m ichntiwas ess reer lo icacle, i No o urewhithi e ughwhince whe illcomine, il antredica nc el ofres."]

Rabbit shakes her head doubtfully. [Language unknown: "To ro ul wang N timo at nte p stol, n nden ilomho p maear."]

Yawns nods at that. [Language unknown: "Ee wilis. Om tepo po ng whe sthas...ek eauoreson ave mi ive hengpa oul, hohoto ati our loutll, thularsom mente osevai onmiwhev."] S/he taps hir chin in thought. [Language unknown: "Evec ngev chnope...then poomit cachfoth. Pe, heenng, m ingee meee u u menconlat haevpr, ha icano asout as the rese iewhch ho os o...eech sheresati erslarder olisst naalce llstr larinttra. It?"]

Rabbit rubs her neck, glancing around the camp then back to Yawns Loudly. [Language unknown: "Ut hainai k tra houl men est ul ti pltio fidipl la p li essta eau, lesfi ilacwaonom inthi atepreder ekme, somichrat ioma meerar: wersi he hat Astiouill Iesion rea once aiil. Ngee no noteauoun not, icil wh ons evesetbut oertraera...E ol resromvir, e ckisng beperoin, e ut oun ll ous alnete."

"Diel, ear ons...t...m In alard outessthe p ekulie ngmo ma ble virch alnot nathis n ss waing ant,"] Rabbit swallows hard on hoarseness, never having expressed the fear or the want so clearly, [Language unknown: "iswi et ter anmori o poev eraek ear e, ted he pre ivho io loncnc n. Iv ntiee leain thasanous erul...o ect mi i en th e Werkorwas el Ilecin lar, ivit dinpl nde eveverous, ur wiate Dinvorant? Teof was arerattin fo evanca et alers hatounhou thpe as io homen iveallfor."]

[Language unknown: "Wh, verwe. U ecome to loeist."] Yawns Loudly says. [Language unknown: "Ro alha a Rioler, ei eknt Nebepr hewa...n, u en enev traha, i as menen rois isch butil. Ugh essbutwhe bleers'eenenctha, virte atiyinsti a no] godparent, [Language unknown: i ofisme oulromoer t our t hatintnde be for haswilsanwilredpre. A der m korionsonave, te iveallnot hi o nti Foranyenc Virlesame setenclar i pr."]

The idea gets a gentle snort as Rabbit searches for words. [Language unknown: "O ieai n, Il ur saon men aitic...whick, pr nt hasthoate m ev thicombut eau for moad u ca mise riarit, Se ulpro taur icsom u redblepro. Ha Ec wafi astho memo a, u I fo ndepr pe resintble tiprat, illlarwhi niear ain sheillers iv ul plive ver ekevan ersresare, ar."]

Rabbit gives an open-handed shrug, trying desperately not to think about the prospect of repeated miscarriage. The uneasy awareness nudges her that this was the gentlest beginning of the pressure to marry that being considered a woman would bring.

[Language unknown: "Diat...sheen shewheortsti, wh we om?"] Rabbit asks carefully, still stopped for not knowing where Yawns was leading to.

Yawns nods. [Language unknown: "Lopr widiut ul oreherson, an st er la li."] a wistful smile passes over hir face. [Language unknown: "Ut. Int. Estredverwhe korat eauundlat meare et."] S/he sighs. [Language unknown: "M inpr ure. Isnc Earlarbut Icpopoad oerthuith...ureles'oneast I iveesttra ivll m he. Noove Ithichica Tetastsa eauderast ur unmawh p Ivehatwas Fowhon diore, th eiil fi latstioulate, toro taenus sa olhaur Dinantill Halowe t mo."]

[Language unknown: "Et oswa lita poernt weshe we eeil, E tallon,"] Rabbit says with a small smile. [Language unknown: "Les somruters i la nc e, u ileau hou? I ain ingce ekha, verut."]