Ocean's Breath Plateau tigumiak

she spoke. her voice held a pain that felt unhealed. for a moment, chakliux was sorry to pry. but she would not have opened without trust, and so he listened.
she had been less of someone than she was here. a fall-away sister. one who did not fit.
when she had finished, chakliux gave a low grunt. "ambition is nothing on its own. and playing, ah. it is how we learn. it is how we do not forget the beauty of our world."
his world had been ordered. "no one can tell you what your value is," the seal hunter added, a wry smile coming to his mouth.