Ouroboros Spine Mother of my heart

he reaches for her, pressing into her furs in the way that mojag once did. still a boy in some secret ways, yet a man underneath it all. 

shikoba has learned many things since coming into the wilds. she's learned that not all family comes from blood. she's learned that motherhood is more than just caring for little ones. she's learned that marriage is not as simple as some make it out to be. and she's learned that life's greatest gifts are often the simplest ones.

a knowledge learned over a lifetime, something she will always be grateful for.

"do you have specific hopes, for gender or for who they'll take after?" she asks him, wondering about the little ladies and lads that may be wandering the plateau soon.