Moonstone Quarry quqsuqtaq ⋞

"he is old. he knows the way of things. surely he was young once and took the things that he wished. if he has many years, then perhaps he is ready to become an elder. elders do not lead," and she looked upon him. 

in her village they were respected. the chieftain sought the old men for wisdom, for they had seen many things. but ultimately he must make a decision without their council. and old men lived too often in the past to lead in the present. but she was unsure if it was proper to say such things. 

yet in her circle the old woman was sought after. mothers brought their young to be blessed. a gnarled she-wolf attended every birth, for she knew all the wisdoms and ways of breathing and how to lie against the earth. how to dance. she who was mother no longer became mother to all.

but kukutux did not think it was so for men.