026 Gavriel

Zia lent her coat and shoes, because Anindira is a little shorter than Zia, so her clothes and shoes are enough for her to wear. Ruvi only carried Zia, because it was inappropriate for Ruvi to carry Anindira, a woman belonging to another man, unless he had to.

Sometime later, they arrived at the river. Ruvi was quite surprised by Anindira's physical endurance. She was able to walk without rest for several hours, even though he had to keep up with Anindira's small steps. For Ruvi, for a woman, Anindira is quite strong. Anindira looked very relaxed. Because of that, Ruvi started to think back to what they had said earlier at home.

''Anindira... Are all the women in your village the same as you?'' asked Ruvi, who was curious and wanted to know more?

''Eum... What do you mean?'' asked Anindira, confused by Ruvi's question.

''I mean their body, physically. Eum, are they as strong as you?" asked Ruvi innocently, he seriously asked that.

''Strong?!... Who?... Me?!'' Anindira exclaimed i