Ouroboros Spine the first death is in the heart

She had been lax with training the boy, Kivaluk, as he was assigned other tasks and Tulukiri thought she was swiftly overshadowed by those adults. That meant she spent more time prowling and hunting - but now a challenge rang out, and she was both well fed and eager for a change.

The individual who made the summons was the red woman of Natigvik - the one Kigipigak was so devoted to. That meant she had to have some prowess, otherwise why would her tutor have chosen her? Tulukiri was curious.

She approached with a deferential sulk to her posture at first; testing the air, studying the woman. Curious to her desires and respectful (so far as she could manage).