Ouroboros Spine All the missing, crooked parts.

He did not wait with her for the Alphess, but instead offered to take her to her. Ciri pricked her raven lobes in surprise, having not expected such trust in her words from a stranger. There was plenty of reason for him to doubt her claim, for she and Kukutux looked nothing alike. Sunflower eyes followed the alabaster wolf as he shifted, making to lead her away, and after a moment of hesitation she found herself padding along quietly at his rear.

I am Ciri, she offered when he shared with her a name: Chakliux. He carried on to explain that he was in some way related to Kukutux' kin, though it was the mention of "seal-hunting" that captured the swallow's attention. She brightened, intrigued: you came from the coast?