Destiny Mine [antikvár]

PROLOGÜEtSeptember 1797 Big Horn Mountainsí i T t must be done on the next moon, my love." Strong Rock I told his grieving wife. "Kionee has seen the passings of five L hot seasons, and Atah has given us no son. She is the oldest of our daughters; it is her duty, her sacred honor as a chosen one. It is the law of the Hanueva for her to take my place after my seasons are too many to provide for my family and to defend them and our people. If I lay ill or injured on my mat or if Atah calls me to Him while my hair is still dark as the night, she must step from behind Strong Rock and become as he was. We must do the marking ceremony for her to begin a walk on the tiva path as our Hunter-Guardian."Martay's heart thudded in dread, though she had expected the bad news. "Forgive me, Strong Rock, for pushing no son from my body since our joining day. Four times I prayed to Atah for a boy to" Her remaining words were choked off by sorrow and tears.