They say she has not made medicine since my daughter's marriage.

Wacoba

(Looking off to the right where the mountains dip abruptly valleyward.) And to think that even now they must be fighting under Toorape.

Seegooche

Hush! Hush!

(Padahoon and the Chisera come out of the hut. The Chisera's whole appearance is of heartbreak and neglect. She leans against the boulders at the left, holding her blanket close, and answers Padahoon sullenly.)

Padahoon

And is this all your answer?

The Chisera

The trail is cold between the gods and me.