1. I never understood exactly why Gitta and Prue hated Usma so much but in my re-read I realised that maybe they were like some of the readers at the time, not knowing what her connection to Antaras was and guessing there was some kind of romantic element there and being jealous about it ("That's a good stag going to waste"), would that be correct?
2. Piggybacking from the ask appreciating the wolves (same, btw): Have you entertained the idea of maybe one day giving us glimpses of the other animals' complex systems?
Not necessarily hating. I imagine they tried to make contact with her to become a trio since they're agemates, but Usma was (understandably) pretty absent after all she went through. Without any information why she was brushing them off paired with the frustration of Helevise not taking them seriously, something had to become the target. Mutual dislike of something brings people together, and Prue and Gitta needed each other. Also yeah they had no idea they were a parent and child. The whole Antaras/Eve/Usma concept was muddled to them because nobody thought to tell them anything.
I know people would like this but I'm going to stick to what's necessary for us to know. I don't want to branch off too far, it's a lot of work as it is!
