Firefly Glen tigugaa

After a moment she returned a message. Kilgitsuk readied himself; he gathered the offering and carried it to where she waited. He saw as he arrived that she was not pleased to see him and had expected as much, given the words they had shared before. Kilgitsuk felt emboldened by his recent good luck (with Ariadne, with Moonsong) and chose not to be bothered in the moment.

Placing the dove before her, he sat back and regarded the woman. This was not the ulaq of her daughter, there was no women circle here; only the pervasive scent of Ariadne which he carried. When Kilgitsuk spoke he said little, testing the air: A gift for you.