Ouroboros Spine All the missing, crooked parts.

"first you ask yourself why you want to be mother and wife."

for her own heart? for the mountain?

"then you find peace in this choice."

kukutux watched the younger woman as she spoke.

"if it is yes, you have want for yourself, for yourself, ciri, then you come to me. you tell to my ears what sort of man you seek. i will find you names. all that is left is to make a meeting."

a pause.

"it is easier for a daughter to choose or to make no choice when the women of her village are close. it is safer for her, to make this choice, to even lie with a man if she wishes. to be a wife is a sacred thing. that is why it is wise for the older mothers to offer this guiding to those who will follow them."