Wheeling Gull Isle unalaq

Nobody questioned how he talked back home and to hear Heda now was a little bit surprising, but more-so, he was happy to share; to prove he knew things and that he was smart. Anaa is our word for mothers.

He could've explained that he had at least two mothers, for that is how he saw Kukutux, but he could not focus his mind upon the village for long before his heart hurt. Mojag pushed thoughts of Shikoba and the rain away as quickly as he could.

The boy listened instead. Heda told the story of the ghost woman and how Bartholomew hoped to help her; it only further proved to him that the man was a spirit-talker, but he wouldn't say it aloud any more, since Heda didn't like it.

Can we help her? His curiosity was strong, but stronger still was Mojag's desire to be of use. Does she cry because she is sad, maybe?