Big Salmon Lake Little Fishy Bite

there is a ripple in the deepest chambers of her heart when she hears him mention the word taata. shikoba does a poor job of hiding her expressions and it would be clear to the young man that she visibly stiffened. her little son, who promised everything was alright in his world, had searched for his father.

the woman has felt confused in the many moons that have passed with the absence of inutsuk. she's not quite sure what to make of everything that has come to light, whether she is to discard his title and name, or if she is to wait and die hoping. 

"yes, I am anaa, mother. tataa, father, has... been missing" she confides to the younger man in a quiet voice. she almost feels embarrassed about this aspect of her struggling marriage, but perhaps rodyn would spare her a sliver of sympathy. "but, I am glad Mojag met Rodyn," she says with a more hopeful tone, "Mojag needs others in life, besides Anaa and cousins."

she could not expect this man to automatically accept a familiar role to her son, but just knowing that her son has other adults to look up to in a good manner was enough to please the mother. she looks to the fish for a moment. "will Rodyn go with Shikoba back to Moonglow? To store fish?"