Ouroboros Spine shark in shallow water

kukutux shows reasonable concern and must make a difficult choice. shikoba often sees war as the only option, she has brought back heads and has ripped open throats in her younger years. however, diplomacy and reason must be used besides violence and bloodshed. she knows this now.

she swims closer to kukutux and touches her nose against the duck's shoulder gently. "if tupilak not come now, shikoba think tupilak will not come ever."

if the boy and the tupilak were together, perhaps the tupilak would come to rescue him from his prison; but she hasn't has she? perhaps he is not important enough to her. hopefully, the pound of flesh ripped from the red parka is enough to keep her away from the spine, unless she wishes to meet fury of another set of white knives. 

"kukutux, moonglow must act before nuak can hurt us," a pause, to make sure she can really hit her idea on the head, "shikoba know kukutux see nuak as someone familiar. but if nuak hurt moonglow, nuak cannot be free."

she has not met the boy, though she can understand that there is trouble brewing in the area that he is kept. and unless she intends on starving him and letting him die, then he will act on trying to escape.