Antyza awoke just before dawn. The sky was beginning to lighten and the day seemed it would be cloudless and just as dry as every day prior.

‘I’ll have to wash my clothes before we set out again,’ she thought to herself. ‘I forgot to do that last night.’

She tried to stifle a yawn and sighed. She was surprised when something moved around her waist. Looking down, she saw a tan arm draped over her midsection.

She turned her head, carefully ...