He had gone to the water to wait patiently, and to watch for fish. The surface of the water was very still; there was ice upon some of it, drifting by, and if there were fish they were very lazy. He didn't see any movement except a few birds flying overhead, their bodies in a vee-formation, and he watched them until they were gone.
The working places, the ulaqs used for the tanning of hides or the drying of meats, looked to be full. The caches had been well stocked from the winter hunting while Mojag was gone, which meant his attempt to fish was futile and unnecessary. Still, he waited there by the water. He waited until he was too cold from sitting still, and had to get up and move to warm his muscles again.
He drifted there beside the water until his path ambled away from it, down in to the village proper; it felt as if the whole world had moved on without him while he'd been on that island, and now he did not fit within the village.
The working places, the ulaqs used for the tanning of hides or the drying of meats, looked to be full. The caches had been well stocked from the winter hunting while Mojag was gone, which meant his attempt to fish was futile and unnecessary. Still, he waited there by the water. He waited until he was too cold from sitting still, and had to get up and move to warm his muscles again.
He drifted there beside the water until his path ambled away from it, down in to the village proper; it felt as if the whole world had moved on without him while he'd been on that island, and now he did not fit within the village.
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
Messages In This Thread
puyuk - by Mojag - January 14, 2023, 01:37 PM