Ouroboros Spine a gnawing feeling

she nodded.

and she thought of rodyn.

sialuk had taken the mountain. it was now where she lived, though her scent remained in moonglow. but she sought a husband to make the place which was once moonspear into a new village.

rodyn was a good man. shikoba was sivullik.

she considered.

"yes. we will give him tests. trials. first he will hunt. then he will bring you a thing that you ask. he will pay a bride-price to you, shikoba, to say that he is sorry for the time that he took a new path to find his head."

he was a man. men did such things, and women must accept this. but they were not below their husbands. inutsuk must make this right.

"sister," and her voice was somber. "how much time will you ask before we begin the nine death songs?" what if he did not come back, not even to attempt this proving? what if moonglow did not see him again?