Ouroboros Spine sanniktigijuk

She frowned, thinking of the wolves who had been taken by grandfather bear. Perhaps they had done something to upset him, although Sialuk could not imagine what that would be. Nature had a way of fending for herself, she was coming to learn. Perhaps there was something in her mother’s stories that could explain why such terrible things had come to pass.

Her ear flicked at the mention of an offering. She did not know much about that beyond the offerings she gave to Sixsix for the bones he acquired for her.

Did the spirits answer? she asked softly. She knew better than to ask for the answer itself, and maybe the offering had been the answer in the end anyway. As she awaited the answer, she gave the wound another look, making sure that she hadn’t missed anything.