Ouroboros Spine uivaksaat ⨆

upon the call of moon woman, shikoba is quick to leave behind her patrol of the borders. a hurried lope overtakes her body as she sees the figure of the matriarch become closer in the distance. upon further investigation, shikoba could see the tear-stained cheeks and the raw feelings that emitted from the duck.

her heart swells with anger for whoever caused this; it infuriates her even more to see the emotional ties of pain rather than physical upon the brow of moon woman. and as shikoba reaches her, she is quick to nuzzle the woman's cheeks and offer her comfort and reassurance.

when sun man would make his appearance and the meeting would start, shikoba listened intensely. it was clear that this man was unwanted and too close to Moonglow. even more so, his presence disturbed the sacred place of moonspear. 

while shikoba did not understand the large significance of moonspear, she did not need the information. what mattered was that kukutux found it to be important, and thus it would be important to shikoba.

"then we decide how to rid Moonspear of wickedness." any man who bares his teeth in the presence of his own kin is worth nothing to shikoba. he might as well be another pelt she sleeps on at night. however, her own cruelty stems from her strong desire to protect her family. 

"does kukutux value his life?"