Ouroboros Spine Egilra

The pale figure of her mother appeared. Samani was grateful that Kukutux had hurried to them, for she felt tears pricking at her own eyes when faced with the idea that she might have hurt him. He was still so young. Perhaps he had not been ready to try meat from the rabbit.

When the Moonwoman arrived, she asked her daughter sharply what he had eaten. Samani stiffened slightly, drawing in a breath to steady herself. I only gave him a taste of rabbit… I didn’t know, anaa. I didn’t know. The fear that had filled her was present in her answer. She felt that she had done a terrible thing to the boy, that he might never forget or forgive her. Worse than this, the moon child feared that he would die.

Kukutux instructed her to bring a healing leaf. Samani looked at Mojag before she nodded her head.

The girl turned and raced to the ulaq where she searched for the desired medicine that would help the boy breathe again. Tears tumbled from her eyes as she looked.