Ouroboros Spine Alas I cannot Swim

The wind carried the scent to her. Another man. It was as if anaa and she had cast out a call to the lands far beyond. The call had been louder than she had wished. This was now three strange men who had come to them to the three women who knew one another, even if she did not know Norah that well. Had the strange storm taken all of the men of the spear? The thought struck her hard, wishing it to be untrue.

He paused, and Sialuk knew she had been spotted. It was better to approach him than the other way around, so she made her way toward him. I greet you, she said, trying to keep her mind open, but wary of his presence. He was large, and it would be unwise to risk her body against his own.