Kildeer Rest suammaktuk ≜

towhee put her eyes toward the sky once. kukutux noticed. perhaps it was a gesture she could ask of another time. for now, she listened to their new moonwolf speak and confirm herself. "i have belief that you will do this thing. i know fennec. i know meerkat. only a woman who has skill and is strong could have raised them."

she straightened. "moonglow has many camps where we have brought meat and hides. this is our first-place. but you do not need to remain here if you wish to wander, towhee." kukutux paused to look fondly after kigipigak, and then the red girl from sapphique, dragging branches to freshen their sleeping rooms.

the village gained strength.

she hoped it would be blessed.

"if you stay, you are welcome to sleep at my hearth, here. it is your choice." she smiled fully at the woman near to her.