Ouroboros Spine innocence

"aya, sialuk!" kukutux exclaimed as her daughter returned with much meat. it had not been fresh-killed, but this mattered not. the flesh would be life for her and for her daughter.

the mention of raimo tightened her own gaze. "he tells me he has the expectation that he will be rewarded. that we will share this place. he mentioned you and your name," kukutux said softly, tensely. a gravid pause followed. "this is a good plan. it will also be a way for taataa and the firefly village to find us. i think also we must move our ulaq, pukak." even if raimo continued to bring meat, and for that she was grateful, a time was coming that was not good for a woman without a husband.

this year it had been delayed, and now as she searched her inner heart, the sensation was absent. but it would return. they could not remain in the open. the duck flexed her broken leg with a long hiss of pain. "i want to choose a higher place, but i do not think it is possible for me to go there now."