Firefly Glen egangak ⋼

He was quiet. Kigipigak was not known for being contemplative but boisterous and reckless, although his injury had pulled some of that coltish chaos out of him, and hard work had made him slow down.

What Kukutux said was not a surprise. His thoughts then mirrored her own but he did not know how closely, and he said, Then I would have to leave, and his pace slowed slightly.

He lingered a step behind the moon-woman.

In my village, the issumatar makes the choice. They take their pick of the able-bodied men so that the children are born strong. The man leads beside them. Kigipigak watches her for a moment and then sighs, averts his gaze.