Ouroboros Spine Alas I cannot Swim

He mimicked her salutation, introduced himself, and explained that he sought a star that had fallen. Sialuk did not at first understand what he meant, but the realization made her stomach drop. The strange storm, she whispered to herself in anaa's words. It tore at her that this strange wolf would seek out the thing that had destroyed her home, but he could not have known that. Unless he was the one who had sent the star to fall... but then, he would know where it had landed.

Sialuk glanced over to the spear as long as she could stand to do so. Looking at it reminded her that taataa and brataa had not found them yet. Had their spirits joined the dancing lights?

It struck the mountain, there, she said. Pieces of it fell to the forest below. Sialuk did not mention her association with the place, and she took care not to let her voice waiver. She could not show weakness to this man, lest he be untrustworthy.