Let That Light Shine

I made it. I heard the drums this morning. I am no longer a Propsect of the First Wagons. I am a Woman of the First Wagons. I feel like I could walk on the clouds. I never thought that this sort of joy was possible. I think the smile is frozen upon my face. My first thought was to share it with T'zuri and Zarina. I remembered that Zarina's not here, and for a few ihn I felt the sorrow threaten. Something odd happened. Its winter, but I felt a warm touch of the wind on my face. It was fleeting, but it was really there. I think it was Zarina letting me know she knows, and that she shares my joy.

It is a huge step in my life. It is just that, though. It is the beginning, not the end, of a journey. I know where my path lies, but I don't know where it will go. I know it will forever be within this Camp, among these people, but where it will take me I cannot imagine. I will walk that path the same way I have so far. My head will be high, my shoulders straight, and my heart filled with the Song of the Plains upon which I live. The Skies will be my shelter, and the grasses my comfort. I am Tuchuk. I am proud.