Hoshor Plains mothersea

"seal hunter woman receive their own scars. secret scars," chakliux grunted, for he had never before seen a woman with face and shoulders scored by tooth.
but perhaps it had happened before.
maggak had commented on his bravery, which he acknowledged with a warm look.
"perhaps in the spring i will take you to village moonsong. there are seals in that place. though they are different from the ones in the sea." he took a long breath of air. "once you have known the smell of seal, you will always know it."