Moonsong Glacier inugagulliq ⋒

kukutux felt her face lift in a wry grin. "it is most often that women come to me. not always men. if he is a hunter not ready yet to be married, then a bad match for him would be a very young woman, eager to be mother. someone with more time and more experiences might be better for such a man."

she looked forward to taking the measure of valiant, and would be pleased to find that he and vairë had already met one another ahead of a trek to moonglow. she was a skilled and beautiful sunshine woman who had shown herself to be a good mother and who now stood to inherit her mother's leadership. she did not need a husband to tend her. what vairë wanted was a companion.

"perhaps he will have luck, as i did. aiolos and i had great love almost at once." her eyes shown. "you speak so seriously for your brother. but what does the man dutch desire?"