The honey-furred hybrid considered her companion's word with a tilt of her head. Seek a man in the outlands? Tlantli was not averse to traveling outside of Salsola, at least now that she had left her funk behind. Still, could any of the tramontane outsiders prove worthy? Her endorsement did not mean as much as it once had to Salsolian hopefuls. No man of these parts of the world could satisfy her, of course -- the yellow-haired woman would entertain thoughts of only a farce mateship. She would no more love this foreigner man than she would forsake her surname.
No doubt, the woman said, though her thoughts were faraway and her voice was accordingly distant. She spoke again, this time with more formulation behind her words. Still -- Salsola values mateship. Woman and woman or man and man can come together here, but without children -- stolen ones, or ones from a donor -- what meaning do they have? Tlantli was not so certain she would have acted as their Auxiliary had in granting legitimacy to Bastion and Janos. Then again, they had provided a child, it seemed. She sighed and drew her arms to her chest, shaking her head.
But yes, yes -- we should not stoop to take worthless men, she said. Nor women. Lucky for us, we have our uses, the sandy canine said, her teeth baring in another grin.
Tlantli is by Kitty!
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