Dingos Surrounded the Baby, but Something Older Watched From the Ridge

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What the Old Woman Said

Two days later, Clara drove to Yarralin, a settlement five hours west, where an elder named Nanna Jo still lived near the community center. Clara showed her the ring without speaking. The older woman took it with careful hands, turning it once. Then twice. “These are asking things,” she said.

She further explained that sometimes it means a place was borrowed, sometimes a life. They don’t take unless they need to. Clara’s chest tightened. She noted that she got Elsie back, and Nanna Jo nodded. “For now.” She handed the ring back and advised Clara to leave something handmade by her in return, not to repay, just to balance.

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