Qeya River kinnaktuk

akkuma's absence continues and though kivaluk is used to it, there is still a slight sting that his brother is missing, well, everything. for the moment, kivaluk tucks thoughts away — not wanting to bring up his brother's isolation in front of a stranger. well, no. not a stranger to his father but a stranger to him.

he eyes her with a small scoff as she calls him a runt.

it's a little insulting, as thus far he's always been treated like the princeling he was ( or so he believes ), but she reminds him of sadey and thus he doesn't take it too personally.

kigipigak introduces him and then her. hello, kivaluk offers, unsure what quite to make of her just yet; though he ( and by proxy she ) was told she would be training him. at any rate, kivaluk is eager to learn as much as he can: wanting to be as useful to natigivik as he could be.