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he was alone. kukutux felt her heart hurt for him. she did not know how to heal such wounds. she had tried before with another boy, but he had turned to a tupilak. it was one of her greatest failings and the duck was not eager to repeat it in another young hunter. 

alduin needed the guidance of a man.

she thought of aiolos, of her three daughters upon the spine. and of the life that grew within her. it was an instinctive protection that sparkled in her greenstone eyes now. but it was tempered with a mother's sadness and her worry. "bad spirits come to us when taboos are broken."

a blink. "there are three marks of taboo. tirigusuusiit. a thing to avoid. maligait. a thing to follow. and piqujait. a thing to do."

kukutux did not approach. but her voice continued. "tirigusuusiit. do not shed blood or eat meat for five days. let your hunger grow. fight with him when he shows his face. see what form he takes. maligait. go to a place of ice and ask that the wind spirit pull from you this bad thing. piqujait. make a sacrifice there, alduin. this is a healing."

there was nothing more to add. the moonwoman watched him solemnly.