Ouroboros Spine sunagnitchuk ⇛

There was tension in the air, though Sialuk could not discern its roots. She spent long hours with Sixsix, who had once more started to bring her precious small bones. The pieces of wood were replaced with each new bone, and soon, her bone collection would be complete once more. These she kept safe near the ulaq in a soft skin. Only a few bones remained for the set to be complete once more, and Sixsix had flown off again, likely in search of one of these. The bird earned his keep.

Anaa's voice called to her, soon weaving words together and explaining where the tension had come from. Raimo. And who else would it be? He seeded doubt into their lives the moment he made himself known to them, and Sialuk's eyes grew dark when she learned of what he had done. That Adrastus was challenging Raimo was news, but not unwelcome information.

Adrastus searched the mountainside when none of us could. He is a good man. Raimo thinks only of himself, of his needs, Sialuk's stance was clear. Adrastus was the better wolf, more fit to filling the role of first among hunters. She was learning there was more to hunting in this role, and those were not things Raimo could live up to in her mind.