CHAPTER 12
It took until late afternoon for all the newly-located strays to be brought back. Najud left Sharma, Winnajhubr, and Yuknaj with the herds near the camp, and formed three more pairs for Penrys to lead—Jirkat and his brother Khashghuy, Dimghuy and Ilzay, and Hadishti and himself.
Penrys guided each team from the air until they reached a particular group, then headed back to the camp to take the next pair. By the time the first team had made it back to the main herds with their charges, she was ready for them to go out again.
She landed after Najud and Hadishti had gotten to the last straying flock and walked up to Najud.
“I thought I might go back down to the kids tonight, rather than make them wait another day. What should I tell them?”
He looked up at the clear sky. “Maybe
