bound by the mending boys and the welcome of his wives, chakliux did not go at once to moonsong, though he regretted how he and the panther had parted their ways. that had not been the plan.
he could not go so far as the glacier, but he traveled half a day to the tall forest along the coast, and here he sang toward moonsong.
my son and his hunting-brother were injured on the plains. heph is still mending.
regret! frustration; mingling; he hoped his song would carry to @Dutch, along with his deep desire to have the man still among them at his lodge.