Ouroboros Spine mines (danger!)

Vairë didn’t notice the flash of hunters’ instinct in her brother. She shivered in the aftermath of her adrenaline, nearly taken at the knees by the sudden absence of the chemical to take away the pounding in her heart. 

Her tired eyes found Kukutux once her mother was done, and a moment later, she gave a tight nod.

Then, she gently picked up the bird, as though carrying a child, and began to steadily head into the ulaq.

I think this is it for Vairë for this thread!