you know that i opposed opening the tribe to the ways and language of the outside world , small bear , so there are things you say that i agree with . i was now close enough to touch him . we play a battle of the tongues for a little while that only serves to ramp up my sexual frustration . her trauma and terror would never be fully erased , even as she came to understand their race . i suppose ill cook it up for the dogs . her back was to the crowd . 