Ocean's Breath Plateau caught in the waves

Big heart eyes!

“Moonwoman Kukutux,” Seal breathed quietly when the revered leader, the beating heart of Moonglow and her villages, sat adjacent. She was the mother to her idolized mentor, Sialuk, as well as her friend Massaraq… but the boy and his brothers were not here for this ceremony and Seal did not know why.

Her doe-eyed gaze shifted shyly from Kuktux down to her own sandy toes.

Momma and Da had departed for Sun Mote Copse. On one hand, Seal felt energized by her newfound freedom… but on the other, she felt an overwhelming sense of responsibility. As if her parents counted on her to succeed.

She wanted to do well.

Moonwoman’s cryptic words poked holes in her small ego. She had much to learn.

“Is that why she sings?” Seal asked as she thought of Uncle Caracal and her poor cousins.