Great Bear Wilderness the freshman

Elentari spoke. Sialuk listened. She wanted family. Children of her own. A legacy to pass down. Sialuk understood, wanting this not just for herself, but for the spear itself—now for Elentari, too. Her lover's request was not unexpected, but it delighted Sialuk all the same. She had always known she wished for the village to be comprised of many children, raised beneath one sky, and now this dream came closer to a reality with Elentari's admission.

And mine, yours, she whispered quietly into the dark woman's ear before pulling gently away. Come, let me take you to anang. She should know the woman who will bring children to my ulaq. And one day, be ayagang.