Marck and Althea Ross walked slowly into the Clan's village, the sun directly overhead.
Tribesman Aldus hurried over, the first to notice them and the tiny bundle held in Althea's arms.
'Our Beloved Son,' Marck told him. 'Jedi Ross.'
'Thanks be,' Tribesman Aldus replied enthusiastically before taking hold of Jedi and holding him above his head.
'We welcome a son to the Clan. Jedi Ross!' Tribesman Aldus announced in the way of the Clan's tradition.
The gathering crowd took up the chant. 'Jedi Ross! Jedi Ross! Jedi Ross!' Within minutes, the entire village would know that Marck and Althea had a son.
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