Ouroboros Spine a night so still

Sialuk nodded to his words, letting him speak freely as they walked toward the ulaq. Anaa had once asked what Sialuk thought of him, and she had not known then. Still, she sought to know her mother's... friend. Was he to become ugi to her mother as her father had once been? Sialuk did not know if it was a requirement, but she was curious.

If they are mother's children, they will be strong, she said, a hint of pride in her voice. Brataa had been strong, too. Just as Sialuk was. She thought of her brother, a pang in her heart that he would not meet his new siblings this year. They would meet only when they found the dancing lights—a time long from now, she hoped.

She paused to let him shift the muskrat once more, keeping it balanced between her shifting shoulder blades.

Tell me of where you come from, of Yuelong, she requested.