Ocean's Breath Plateau caught in the waves

New questions burned inside Seal and it felt like the more Kukutux spoke, the less she understood. Who was Sedna? Where were the dancing lights? What was ghost-walking? Why couldn’t the spirits return? Is this why Sialuk had never uttered Samani’s name?

Seal’s ears twitched to telegraph her processing mind.

Then, a question. “I can sing, but I’ve nae sang,” Seal explained as her brown eyes flicked back up to Kukutux. “One time, I chanted with Sialuk tae lay an old spirit tae rest.” But it wasn’t the same.

“What happens… what happens if you cannae let go of the pain?” Seal asked.