Moonspear kinigaa ∫

she too was amazed at how hydra and dirge had made of moonspear a great nunaakkik. their young warriors high in number, and many cubs this year, a reflection of their strength. her own position promised, and her husband a chieftain too among them. a sidelong smile as keres continued, and then a blink. a laugh.

"she is determined and does not walk away from the things she believes to be true," the duck remarked of her raindrop's tenacity. a pause, wondering if her sister would think differently of her for the old ways she taught to her young ones. "in my ulaq — home," she corrected for the woman's benefit, "i have told sialuk my mother's teachings and our words. it is how we stay alive even when we are alone."