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Amil had a lesson for her. It was not necessary, thought Wilwarin as she listened, because she had come to accept this knowledge already. The encounter with the bear had so frightened her and pained her, but through that moment came a shift to Wilwarin's spirit; Kukutux had spoken of it, of the totem, and so Wilwarin knew it to be true. Great things are often born in pain. Yes; but at the same time, Wilwarin knew she would not be the one to seek out those things herself.

She smiled warmly to her mother, but she did not have words. A part of her was still afraid for the sake of their family. What if the pain was so great that Amil could not handle it? The thought of losing someone so dear to her was heart-breaking, and so Wilwarin would not entertain it for long. It made her feel ill in a similar way to how the bear made her feel: a churn to her stomach, a burn to the back of her throat, as if her heart were about to explode.

Her mind wandered - she let it go, for a time. The stillness returned to the lake as the fish took notice of not one, but two wolves there, and vanished to the depths. When she was ready Wil stood up and stretched to ease the tension that had coagulated with her fear. She moved closer to Amil and rested her cheek upon her mother's shoulder fondly.