Ouroboros Spine Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn

I rememb—but he cut her off before the answer could be finished. Sialuk gritted her teeth. Normally a patient girl, she did not appreciate being asked a question only to have an alternate answer thrown in her face. Her bushy tail lashed behind her, an outward sign of her irritation.

I would prefer not to owe debt, she said. And we have others now to help us. No longer would it be one to feed two. Norah was here. Lote. Meerkat was helping. It was women Sialuk trusted. They were sisters, not in need of bartering as men were.