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pitsâtailik, her mind whispered, but it seemed the boy thought the same. tensely, in the air of a yearling bear, he explored her scent. she saw the rich earth fall from him, and clucked her tongue. "aya. the young hunter has found moonglow's secret." a gentle jest.

kukutux, as before, sat down in her path and regarded him. this time she had brought no hidden sticks of meat. it did not occur to the woman to cast the large youth from their borders, or that he was a possible threat with his size against her own. the age of him reminded the duck of her own lost son.

"i will feed you again," she told him softly, studying the tight lines of his stone-mountain figure.