Ouroboros Spine pegasus

Seal did not realize Samani was not Ajei’s blood relative. To Seal, and the way she had been raised, it seemed every wolf of the moon villages was sister, brother, father, mother, aunt, or uncle. In Seal’s mind, these categories were organized by age, and because Massaraq and Ajei were born around the same time Seal assumed they were related.

Ajei accepted Seal’s sympathies, but the girl was a little relieved they did not linger upon sadness very long. She had experienced more than her share of tragedy and Seal found it could be emotionally draining despite her desire to comfort her friendmine.

“Oh, I ken a crab! My Da brought me one once,” she added her anecdote.

“You an’ I should go on a trip there someday. To the ocean. Maybe Frolic would want to come too,” she smiled as she imagined their girl gang playing on the shore.

But for now, her attention turned back to fishing. “Could you… could you show me?” she asked tentatively, not wanting to derail Ajei’s day. “Do boys hunt differently?” she added.