Altar of Twilight wife

chakliux dreamed of the lichen-covered paths that had led from his village into the taiga. he dreamed of the great salt ice and the snow-houses his people built during their stints in the blizzard hunting.
when he returned to himself and to his pain with a low groan, kannoyak was there. chakliux blinked, muzzy, and grabbed for one of the rabbits. he ate in wincing bites.
eventually the seal hunter glanced to his shoulder. "how long did i sleep, brother?" he asked, thinking of his wife's work.