August 08, 2018, 08:42 AM
She can feel the girl's confusion without even looking at her and is reminded again that just because the Ateneqs came from the north, it doesn't necessarily mean they kept the old ways as the people of her tribe had.
"She was a witch. She was kind. When one finishes training, they give up their personal name. They simply become Angakkuq to the people. She had no children but that was not to say that she was not a mother," Uki smiles softly, thinking of the woman who found her - not yet a yearling with her throat ripped open and patched as best a child could do. The witch had taken care of her, named her, reminded her to live.
Uki can feel Takiyok's citrine eyes on her but the waif is unsure why she studies her so intently. Is it her story? What she's said about Angakkuq? The spearwife couldn't be sure, and after an awkward shuffle - she fell silent, glancing up at the moon.
"She was a witch. She was kind. When one finishes training, they give up their personal name. They simply become Angakkuq to the people. She had no children but that was not to say that she was not a mother," Uki smiles softly, thinking of the woman who found her - not yet a yearling with her throat ripped open and patched as best a child could do. The witch had taken care of her, named her, reminded her to live.
Uki can feel Takiyok's citrine eyes on her but the waif is unsure why she studies her so intently. Is it her story? What she's said about Angakkuq? The spearwife couldn't be sure, and after an awkward shuffle - she fell silent, glancing up at the moon.
"And you're tired of not being strong."
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There's coke in the Midas touch - by Uki - July 30, 2018, 08:37 AM
RE: There's coke in the Midas touch - by Takiyok - August 04, 2018, 02:56 AM
RE: There's coke in the Midas touch - by Uki - August 06, 2018, 08:35 AM
RE: There's coke in the Midas touch - by Takiyok - August 06, 2018, 07:41 PM
RE: There's coke in the Midas touch - by Uki - August 08, 2018, 08:42 AM
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RE: There's coke in the Midas touch - by Uki - August 21, 2018, 01:15 PM
RE: There's coke in the Midas touch - by Takiyok - August 21, 2018, 06:14 PM
RE: There's coke in the Midas touch - by Uki - August 23, 2018, 09:35 AM