Qeya River to the stars

Kigipigak's seriousness, if any was left at all, vanished when he heard his son's proclamation. He laughed a booming, hearty sound from deep within his chest. It was not meant derisively but as a show of support, as he was quite happy to hear his boy held such grand aspirations.

You can begin any time, my boy. For a minute or two Kigipigak was too entertained by the thought of h is sons following in his footsteps, so he did not consider how dangerous such training could be for a person so young, or perhaps what their mother might think.

But he came to his senses eventually.

When you are a little bigger, I promise, you and your brother will be shown the way. I will train you myself, so that you become strong warriors and wise hunters! But it would be months before they were big enough to begin.