Moonspear aliuktuk ⚶

"what is a 'bay?'" kukutux inquired sleepily. and his father. she wanted to ask after it, absorb whatever details jarilo might offer, but not now. not now. these moments belonged to the pair of them, and the future that stirred in her flanks. a little kick jarred a surprised gasp, a rearrangement of her pale body along the shadows of his own. 

"let us go to this stavanger," kukutux decided, teeth flashing in a grin that glowed momentarily. "they will see the ocean. i will be happy." new stories could be created in the sands there, though both she and jarilo had their own to add. she preened the black fur closest to her with a loving tug, disentangling whatever had gathered there.

"that first night," and here she drew a breath. "the first night that i came to moonspear." her eyes traveled to alight upon his own; she lifted her chin. "i am glad that it was you who found me in the snow."