pukha

"Purza," the Rowan said with some asperity, "was what I called the pukha they gave me on Altair."

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

Not that dependence on a pukha was a real cause for alarm.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

The Rowan's pukha had certainly been a boon to the child and to her preceptors.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

Thus addressed, the pukha whirled and made a sound that was certainly not a purr, definitely a comment.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

She had believed, for many years, that Purza was sentient, despite the unalterable fact that the Rowan knew the pukha was NOT.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

Siglen had always been contemptuous of the Rowan's dependence on the pukha.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

"I think she's a spoiled snob of a prig," the Rowan was saying to her pukha.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

The conversation between the Rowan and her pukha became fascinating auditing for her guardians and any pediatric psychologist granted the privilege of listening.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

"The wanton destruction of the pukha was devastating."

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

One moment she had her arms wrapped about the struggling body, the next moment the Rowan child had disappeared, even the pukha discarded in her haste.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990