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She felt heat in her cheeks when he complimented her, and Sialuk cast her eyes downward as they walked, unable to meet his own. In her own eyes, she had done what had to be done. When anaa was injured, somebody had to bring the pieces back together and make a safe place for them. When Aiolos came to lead as sun alongside her, Sialuk felt her spirit off-balance, and she knew now it was the responsibility that had done so. A break—a respite—from that was needed, and the raindrop needed to do some soul-searching.

Foxfur spoke of being a warrior in his village named Starsea. It brought to mind her own name and Aiolos. A memory from long ago, of visiting the coast with anaa to meet a suitor, son of Aiolos, Huojin. They had met only twice, and Sialuk did not know where he was now. Perhaps back with his own mother, further inland, where he had stayed once before.

Does Starsea need many warriors? she asked. Her own dear aunt had been a warrior, and many others who had once lived upon the mountain where she had been born.