Her father, or mother, might well have come from that higher stock.

While such things were not common, still they did occur, and I have seen the proof of them with my own eyes, even to the extent of members of the horde turning renegade and going to live with the Tree People.
All of which is neither here nor there.

The Swift One was radically different from any of the females of the horde, and I had a liking for her from the first.

Her mildness and gentleness attracted me.

She was never rough, and she never fought.