"My mama says you're not all right," said Seren. The older girl patiently brushed Vica's hair with a worn porcupine quill brush. "Do you want to talk about it?"
Vica looked away. Seren had always been so pretty. Though she was fifteen and only older by three years, she looked far more mature with her beautiful chestnut hair up in coiled braids and long eyelashes that framed her speckled hazel eyes. She was even wearing a hemmed, checkered dress today - no doubt she had made it herself. Vica couldn't even begin to compare with her clumsy fingers and wild looks.
"Banis and Roonie are going to go catch minnows in the creek. And you know wherever Roonie is, his brother will be there too." Seren leaned around and tweaked Vica's nose before resuming the brushing. "Param is looking more and mor
