Moonspear helpless

She felt in Argent a kindred spirit the way he spoke of the spear. Many times Sialuk had come to her for guidance, and each time, the mountain answered. Not always in words, and not always clearly, but the spear told starwoman what she needed to know. A knowing grin pulled at the corners of her mouth at his question.

Aya, she confirmed. The spear has spoken of sons and daughters that will be born to this village—to me. It is where I took my first breath, saw my first light. My children will do the same on these slopes. Sialuk paused, watching.

There are many men and women in sister village Moonglow, also. Sialuk thought of her many sisters, of the woman Nasamik, and even Keen, here on Moonspear. She thought of Chakliux, the slick-speaking man, and Kannoyak, who wandered freely still.