Moonsong Glacier aullasik (⦦

An unexpected weight settled in her stomach and heart; the stories had changed everything. She felt suddenly small, like a child again, and she moved to tuck herself into her mother and bury her face into her breast.

Although the information about Kilgitsuk—no, Kigipigak—was concerning, what she'd been told about Chakliux crushed her heart into a million little pieces. Her voice was quiet, and tears began to wet her cheeks. Do you think Chakliux's kindness is only to get to my sleeping-place? she asked. That he will leave if I give him what he wants?