Bitterroot Valley uuman ∾

Sialuk knew she could not hide truths from anaa. She had never been able to, even as a child. To try now was foolish.

When spring comes, when Sedna speaks to my heart, when the new power calls men to me... the raindrop paused, wary of asking the question aloud when she so feared the answer.

Why would any of the men want a dim spirit as mine? What if I am not put back together when we return? Surely no hunter would want to be ugi to her. Sialuk was broken.