Nova Peak υ

can be a short one or just reference! <3

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for @Moon Runner, there would be a special hunt.

skorpa rose early upon still-cool spring air, kissed ayovi's cheek, and went out into the grey light. bearskin swung over shoulders, its namesake moved into the shadows above the densite.

here streams ran like blue lace over smooth stones, and the stands of pinewood were enticing for cover even deep into the day.

it was for something particular he hunted.

white owl feathers at the base of a fire-struck oak, and high in its bole a round entrance where skorpa knew the bird itself must sleep. he gathered three long, black-striped fletchings and went away, tucking them into his bearskin.

the next hours were spent for ermine, but only those all-white or mostly white, still carrying the alpine emblem of winsook.

three fine pale denfurs, each studded by a carefully washed and gleaming owl feather, were delivered in specific by skorpa himself. without moon runner's ability to give milk to his children, they might not have lived.

inside each rolled skin she would find a wealth of berries, the second of edible roots and, as further offering, the third bundle contained a pawful of wriggling fat grubs fat and rich.

for that, for the star mountain entire, he thanked her. "you bring Freyja blessing of health to children. winsook — never forget this. i never forget."

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