Moonspear niniruk ➣

despite herself, kukutux found the knowledge fascinating, and nodded as lyra spoke. she would commit it to memory, though the idea of using another creature for her tests perturbed the girl. however, as the spirit often whispered, she was not upon the isle. she was within moonspear. she must adapt to this place and its ways.

"since i could follow my mother," the duck answered softly. "but those were not plants that are here. i must learn a new ... list of them." she supposed jarilo might teach her. had he not said he too had known the green ways for some time. "i do not have a word for this," she went on, gesturing at the blossom and then back to lyra. she was lovely but stern, and in many ways kukutux felt that was the general demeanour of women here.