Ouroboros Spine Sweetness

shikoba sighs into her daughter's touch, listening to her words carefully. "you have many interests, that is good" she says to her, "follow your heart, and it will guide you where you are meant to be." it is what led shikoba to the wilds, to inutsuk, to the birth of her children. so far, her heart has come to heal. 

when she hears of fear, shikoba offers a comforting sweep of her muzzle against the girl's shoulder. "it is okay to be afraid," she says, "you are young ajei, and there is much of the world you have yet to see. when you feel fear, trust your gut." in some ways, shikoba liked to think it was the ancestors guiding her to make choices, the little voice in her head that tried to steer her from mistakes.

"it is better to be cautious; i was not so wise when i was your age."