Moonspear eldermother

If he had said no, Sialuk was not sure that it would change anything. She merely wished to know how to navigate such knowledge. She listened then as he spoke of Kannoyak, and her own features softened. The hunter was strong, and she thought of him often. For a moment, she thought "the three of us" meant Chakliux, Kannoyak, and herself. But she banished the thought from her mind, remembering Nasamik. Sialuk would have her payment from Chakliux, but she did not intend to take him away from his wife.

She bent close to see his shoulder wound then, her breath close on it as she tested the air near for signs of sickness. But none came, and she pulled away. Tomorrow, you may move from the healing ulaq, she decided. Five more days until you hunt. He was indebted to her.

I will call for you to my ulaq when I am ready for your payment, she said, her smile now coy.