Moonsong Glacier aatkatik [m]

Kilgitsuk's heaviness was almost too much to bear; Ariadne withheld her touch, her comfort, knowing this wasn't the time. There would be a time later, when it was just the two of them, that she would offer him the support he needed now. The situation was too delicate, and she felt like she was in the middle; she played the neutral party despite her involvement with both sides.

Then, unexpectedly, Kukutux embraced her, and she curled into her anaa's touch. I wish to know love, like you and taataa have, she said, voice low, but loud enough for Kilgitsuk to hear. I long for the days of being a wife and an anaa; this village can only do so much to distract me. Perhaps matchmaking will help me, too.