Ouroboros Spine a gnawing feeling

"there are two paths. if i believed my husband had gone to sedna, i would sing him to those lights. and then i would not say his name again. but i would tell my son of the things he did while he lived."

she paused, searching for any hurt or denial in shikoba.

"the second path is this: say his name and teach mojag of him. the village will be his father and will teach him the things that inutsuk cannot. but the second path also says if he is gone for three moons, you are no longer his wife unless you wish to wait."