Moonsong Glacier ayagaa

as they remained in this way, she poised above his bow, chakliux considered the women of his life. of course he had found nasamik appealing; not only for her beauty but for her status as northerner. even though she had not been a seal hunter she knew the dialects and the ways of many people. it was in this they were bonded.
vairë had danced in his eyes since that night in the glen, but she chose another. samani had been dazzling to his eyes but married, and his discourses with her might well have been part of her father's ire.
sialuk had commanded him entire since she healed him upon the mountain: if now she called for him, he would go away to her, if only because they had entered into a lasting bond.
now another moonwolf warmed the seal hunter, and he saw how those of that line had always called to his spirit in a way specific to nuiruk.
lovers; he kissed the inside of her wrist in contentment and looked up toward ariadne in adoration. love. theirs. he would study this; he would see what form love took. and from what root, though chakliux was content also in his worship of her.
"rest. heal. we will make our journey soon, heartbeat woman."