Ouroboros Spine alivâpuk ⩷

Another story, and one that Sialuk would think on for some time. Such a thing was possible, but the way anaa spoke of it made it sound more difficult to achieve. She had learned in her life that women and men were much different in their responsibilities and how they were treated. With respect, always, and Sialuk was protective of her sisters. But she also remembered the way Raimo had looked at her and at anaa. He had looked hungry even when his belly was full, and Sialuk had hated him for it.

Raimo demanded much of us, too, she said. He had wanted to be first hunter, but that had gone to Adrastus. Perhaps Moonglow's women would always been stronger than the men who came to the borders. It had been built by women, after all.