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: "Intbut'earwit...ichek sese, erli? His ie k eardinfor Ichournce Amethaith ricace we Paeila Neplnt maonatev waioel?"] 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: "Estte ne resng a ich paer ec, ck."] he says. He at least seems to have a decent grasp of the Lakota tongue. [Language unknown: "Whe Wi somma virpo?"]

[Language unknown: "Nteainlar, oneiv st llli Pohat Icatng? Howi allom, plsiut hou bleestoun, nona p en ng theev roiv ted Ulmihi?"] 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: "Ch, and. O sonithwit at tapl ivnostli ofine Artbutati manpl Antmanhasati Sawh astiouort, nd ame po Ncand Nd a aveureent m strunding m erioomad. N t thisantio Fi p rom leom ingmantha art ureainwer p iou."]

[Language unknown: "Ch paenc iche icrat er me ndore atiat thu."] 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: "Ch wifo oulhouing int...ur,"] 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: "meonen as tinev os, N nclaon ol nti."]

[Language unknown: "Res."] Yawns Loudly corrects gently. [Language unknown: "Llint o ol ne redorebut di nani, Undichate Undencher Meven."]

[Language unknown: "man,"] Rabbit murmurs the correction, then gives Yawns Loudly a twitch of a smile. [Language unknown: "Ti asulca."]

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: "Nclo ha es Whulfi Tinartsan ouonie wiliverea alelck,"] Rabbit explains as to the abscence of the garment Yawns Loudly had helped attain.

[Language unknown: "K serima."] Yawns Loudly sighs. S/he looks over at Rabbit. [Language unknown: "Es ncetheion-ateove ai setrutentall enutpatrit, nclose stishecomher er ckate st thleom i tra alinfoou eifiro et ssanivma. A t ivckai k but rea atiie alloutintanyrat tho at ckleas men wh eve Le Saassebe."]

[Language unknown: "Cano adwhon, M usera n!"] Rabbit responds, then blushes a little at hir following comment, despite the internal wince at Yawns Loudly's choice of metaphor.

[Language unknown: "Me ro N es weilei aill loave eve rut ndeardcom, t Ch hoel houiv intel somevetio?"] Rabbit attempts in jest, then wrinkles her nose. [Language unknown: "Atnot asadac verncetho, nongac Mo meyin his osicha ureectmanion."]

Yawns Loudly blinks at Rabbit's shiver. [Language unknown: "Osdima heetai. Ai n lerea her ou atllnoululom urheil ous fi. Li Ha nceni oreterlinlat p rutughbut tiner p liman ughhisess?"]

S/he quirks a smile at the jest. [Language unknown: "P. Wahi ectnceica stioutine sidi Ilinnd, N aiilol. Ceshe, U hi esmi as lalo strlinfortheonsion, rea nc arnglo nout ekouin yinhourat, fi vir nt ons unompa rise een fo atenat. Whist whne latne ieckol. Oulfi llpr isoer tedmo ard m powi cataec il averomund, P etfosa. Sadiet ca ort adoun wh evwitoou hatughtra st reawheave ive a to, ovepreant ar blenotwer."]

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: "Te iccafo, M..."] 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: "...Er waher k elic but Dinessthoher. I as illlme. Hat koreraman heeiar, om eveivenot leou, nt an encmenantect...naacos prethular, diachond yinev asllee i beurer dinch prasfo aissca ec th urela bleershat napro. P, U in ect Verforencbut men ha latic riil: ussom tedounres, prepe li eratrapre nees io rut lialfo ntildi...noho athost, trwa traatishe, poat notantati'overes...vorratate urele is ill pracwe, has mocema."

"M wiour iosind ceanwh K hiofme, temo foroicut ss tedourrut tio, heaiol a aiate ckuspa setwasoun...ee arac wisi it larmi eauat reun mono, ng ilacei therating som omeac manartess, iculwe."] 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: "Us nere earwhetra somwe teringhis iouectlatshe, into,"] she says simply, the reason now clear.

Yawns looks more horrified than disgusted. [Language unknown: "O, one ousai di."] S/he says in hir native tongue, then switches back to Sioux. [Language unknown: "Pr rea p neom hiere. Thpe O andsi utnt?"]
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Rabbit stops dead, but her unguarded expression is nothing but deep, deep gratitude to be asked. [Language unknown: "U olany ha ngnail? Ec wer, P eeos hi ou, lar hasurewer ne re thasticon, any tr Ai io der...nte disi. Manoeroul illerehas, herantich ureproher,"] 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: "Ad ncencetio...whi, restr anmend, elnc hou k,"] she says softly, keeping/enduring the hug until the contact draws a trembling from the surpressed urge to fight free.

[Language unknown: "Al Ll iv to, Fi ivprfi ec me se acnint, lares temo latie...a taol wemaos ma m. Learis adpo pracat ssca trnde di, Ck en ne stec il, ckwi n diprto an e ticoul'terpro fo po it Liweal. Le satile ceofol E k yinardore ndeen en et, onssetsta a ineintdin ur eias to Mi osek onanes beunof,"] 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: "...A be Butdinsom Onelarout, sta th nare,"] she gestures at her chest, having mentioned the destroyed shirt, [Language unknown: "vorstiyin a man maalne ie linousrat, neseis adtin Shevirrut, se oretheave eint o. Te befo sanos helar heith k mepoal, m mael con, wi art evneil Ntiterers Etulac...N tic ol di siwas a derut ted sa adet ulst n ri al fi, ent ac urtawe, ure sshoat, heom lomi ainos mishe i tio evpe. Essfi Undeauave whe ll oun foekte m, La eshockurst u. I is ernchaca di lite-ioatek."

"Re ect hopl forie ha teure ioou lilewa ernot, haek ie acwer enwhi ckietr wit rea hafowi to trshe nonde. Ou traoulameiouome rom,"] Rabbit says, swallowing.

[Language unknown: "Stini lobe fitr encro outwhered A paur adeviv, e t pl io fo utac Weriouati For."] Yawns Loudly says after the hug. [Language unknown: "Be ven evil wasingwhi icunte e ma m eial itleun ou, whearthou. We ate saosna testi korvoress fo m er n lesaveour loore res her ort, all t ss loca. K loos alnaou wili stiho."] S/he thinks a moment. [Language unknown: "N Sannotven daycondin?"]

[Language unknown: "O ev ion ssercaom...sta ckca A men ne, lo ousderure Iselta Nessfo le a ng omeuretic whce rilo he wheessare, i As n witthutho ol ouravepro ome oulncehat, p ceatai ek ouday asad."]

Rabbit shakes her head doubtfully. [Language unknown: "E it ofvor red En his evri unst n nde, ic urin letach of ekhas."]

Yawns nods at that. [Language unknown: "A nd. Me no ha iv estr pofo...k ndfoom tenc me aiie linerawil not, ndeardhas alev st noadan, houhouven isfo virhasoun ivewitthihou."] S/he taps hir chin in thought. [Language unknown: "Ekive ive amestipre...anypo ousereing chekwiei. I, werounset, ul es enwe me le meplfi reathuere, her tr illce e it iling thitrante rom era t...undos iveounhis fortintin werantint testre pr rethne. Washa?"]

Rabbit rubs her neck, glancing around the camp then back to Yawns Loudly. [Language unknown: "Fi stalesoun lo at bleul ntlo pa ho nt waus ichblecon hasnd o trove enc tinbe, hasev ursaad'prne her wheingest etman, hiicho weion notallhas: isnce i iered Sipero Hoheet isel asthe red. Riou tedha illoerrom inis, ine al si uranis venoreset...T te sesice, i outoli eklofond, re wipe chst tra eve thuineble."

"Dicon, el chwi...ai...u O eraha ingwitvir ur tawhnc et ck sa noil ort ndeeauers ta ho alne etce,"] Rabbit swallows hard on hoarseness, never having expressed the fear or the want so clearly, [Language unknown: "estpo elna ons ithlesstr p ecar san ble of, nceee pale wa th ent areoutour ek. An tius nti pltrhe pr...k to ev tr ol erwa i Urelinout di Esncpo mo, sa inest laiou moarle, ur ou Nteomerom? Sanev foio latwasers an onsentess tithi unset unetwa he ie ho anic naouom."]

[Language unknown: "As, of. U com ut outromave."] Yawns Loudly says. [Language unknown: "Lonc mirom p Oulectrom, n enee Foenlo lo...p, u m wa ceout, e oumi ardek ul trek ad. Ad staticure uliteievri, the anyourver ne i] godparent, [Language unknown: t vorioukor onsromrom er wa k ivestrere p ome teddin'yinlinblecom. Ss som ne stprerme, ere venastati holin os our Manntinde Nculal adstsa t e."]

The idea gets a gentle snort as Rabbit searches for words. [Language unknown: "Mi miat u, Il ofmen ma olis no...traat, ie u unonfi o wh ndtare sahis utar osun lo er al arhotr, Wa chte beli ard t ilurst. Oncon T leev stour plla t, u U tader staad k estineion ntncut, lacale ent but eveoerrea te nd at wit sechad entconove, e."]

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: "Saone...ro hasichromfor, wh ill fooer?"] Rabbit asks carefully, still stopped for not knowing where Yawns was leading to.

Yawns nods. [Language unknown: "The temima eve larsonwhi, ec ceni iners u k."] a wistful smile passes over hir face. [Language unknown: "Men. Caeve. Hadireho enei ishemo oul ble."] S/he sighs. [Language unknown: "Ad osmo ha. Elrat Ilchan Tioiouundtin hoouon...houent-werter P heatil in ma earhi. Ri Omeoreard Virillaredin somwerave a dinoni k Leilel Bleillcon red, k maec omfo mifoalha, rut atnoiv ne forwhiive Ditrnt Butardand os o."]

[Language unknown: "Lar tho ulpl tiprlo whi her elthi, Ou witverain,"] Rabbit says with a small smile. [Language unknown: "Ertic arnoan p conel thaom n, a der lamo? Ek antee rill prwit, ilpo."]