His Time Apart Explained

JP with Omni and Lorem:

“Tiponi…“ she chewed on her lips nervously. “And you were going to marry her? So soon? How did all of this happen so quickly?”

Her tone was not accusatory nor judgmental, she was anxious.

She silently thanked the Pillars and the woman’s father for reuniting them. Voah understood the rebound but it still hurt, and with Gonyaul’s charming nature, it was little wonder that he could win the hearts of an entire tribe. But she wanted to hear his version of things. He always told the truth.

Gonyaul had replayed the entire experience over and over in his mind. Especially when he was depressed and questioning every detail.

“After I leave. I go back to killed Odsier in hope of find food, water, supplies. Dorgarag there. I help him funeral.

He invite me go with and he find Red Hand. He talk to them and they take me in. Do many chores with women and kids.

When make Berry Pecammin was partner Tiponi teach me. Then Tiponi be always in same chore and at same meals. She teach me many thing … how ride horse right … know more Erewhon … how talk Odsier.

She wake before me and tend Amu. And when saw my tent no good, she came and built me Odsier tent by self. (Referring to the now broken tent he left behind where Voah found him.)

Tent much good when I sleep in. Next, whole family meet me and eat with me at meals. I learn at this time I was picked to marry Tiponi, father not sure though.

He test me in Odsier man and I fail. He say not good for daughter no more. I chose leave because hurt and make Tiponi more sad if stay.”

He pointed to the red sleeve folded in his waistband.

“She was most kind and generous. Teach me by example true love in action look like. Like to talk, clever and wise. She was all things I wanted and she wanted me. I think maybe she no marry already because she was missing arm and Odsier men no like that? This red sleeve she wear when nice dress at evenings.”

Gonyaul realizes he didn’t answer the question about marrying so soon. He was confused for a second, maybe there was a cultural difference.

“How long one suppose to wait before moving on when rejected?” Was there a time frame he didn’t know about.