Ouroboros Spine piviuttaktuk ⩸

feb 1st wedding for vaire and rhaegal! can be one post or round, please let @Bahiti (vaire), @Aiolos, and @Rhaegal post first! exciting! @Shikoba @Samani @Rodyn @Sakhmet @Kivaluk Callyope @Kausiut @Mojag @Inutsuk @Void @T.K.

@Sialuk & anyone she wants to bring are also welcome!

they would gather at the grandfather stone.

bring gifts!

furs for the new couple, meat, important items of carved bone and ivory, deer-teeth, feathers, sweet-sap, dried herbs, all things that the deer-woman of moonglow and her ocean husband would need for their journey into marriage.

kukutux had called to her daughters. "come! let us make vairë ready for this day." they had bedecked her in early flowers, in pine-buds and early wildflowers. while they worked, this would give rhaegal the opportunity to cleanse himself in the lake.

designs painted to brow and cheek and chin, of deer's-blood mixed with rich red earth dug from the ground, sacred markings that would protect vairë in whatever journey she chose.

the moonwoman would give rhaegal a garland of knit red leaves when he arrived.

she stood with sun man to receive vairë and rhaegal; her eyes glistened with proud tears.

and when moonglow had gathered, kukutux sang out!

"before the eyes of sedna and tooteega do we look upon vairë and rhaegal, who she has chosen as her husband this day."

she lifted her chin.

"before the eyes of amphrite and selene we call for joy! today the gods and spirits of this village smile down upon us."

she turned to her deer-daughter, eyes shining. "when a child of moonglow is born, they are given a spirit-name. when they are of age, their mother whispers this to them."

grand tears slid along her face.

"today i will tell it to you. this is for your ears alone. when your children are born, you too will give them their two names."

quietly, and only where the doe-girl might hear. kukutux whispered, "natjuksittitut."

therefore then kukutux stood back, looking to her husband and to rhaegal for their speaking.

moonglow held strong! her heart felt as though it would burst with love.