Ocean's Breath Plateau taimma ➻

it was not the dark water of her home, floating with ice even beneath the sun. but from her place upon the round plateau, kukutux saw finally the sea again. it rippled in hues of blue and teal; her mouth watered for the surf that dragged slowly upon the sand.

she was far from moonspear, driven by a wanderlust that had replaced the early sickness. now kukutux wandered through the quiet lands at the foot of the mountain, straying ever farther. she was more than aware of her changing body, however, and how like a sitting chick she was, ready for skua-birds to carry her off. 

but the girl was not afraid as she looked at the sea, shoulders wrapped in a swathe of soft grey hareskin. she was not afraid. and she sang to the waves now, a low ululating melody that came from some mother's place within her soul.