Ocean's Breath Plateau song of storms

because he had brought the fish, chakliux would leave them for tullik to carve. but he would not tell her to do this, wanting her only to comprehend why he waited. 
"does this mean you will stay in moontide?" he asked. "we should say this thing to sialuk first, maybe." again, deferring; this was her lodge; she was his wife; lodge-matters belonged to the wife.