Now that the initial surge of pain had worn off, Toli was pretty sure she could handle the rest of the cleaning of the wound. She relaxed a little bit, hoping that made it easier to treat and clean.
"From Montana," she said. "Laide graduated and mama kicked me outta the house. Figured here's as good as anywhere else. Got a job doing the only thing I'm good at - hunting. Pays well enough. Still go back and hunt up some meat e'ry year."