Moonspear Riots on the TV

Sialuk nodded, a coy smile on her face. Meerkat had remembered him.

The message for Towhee she held close to her heart, memorizing each word as Meerkat spoke. It is hard when mother and daughter are apart, Sialuk said, knowing well how strong the bond was. She was not far from anaa, but there were days she longed for the maternal embrace of Kukutux, knowing that she could not be there every day. But she was a woman now, with a village and people of her own. Before the world turned cold again, she would bless moonwoman with grandchildren!

Her mind wandered, but came back to Meerkat when she spoke of her own ulaq. You and Njord will make a fine ulaq, she said, knowing it to be true. The love between you two is—Sialuk cut short, overwhelmed by how touching it was—It is good you have one another.