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The girl fumbled a bit, but she got out the name of his son and immediately Kaluktuk was all ears! He was hopeful now that this was a purposeful event, that this girl was sent to... to... well, he wasn't sure exactly, but something good had to come out of this. Why else would Kivaluk send his intended? She had a gift as well, and Kaluktuk moved to accommodate her. He looked upon the girl, the turkey, and the situation with such a sense of hope that could not be hidden. Of course! Come, you are welcome anytime.

Kaluktuk welcomed her as warmly as he could! There was no mistaking the awkwardness there, the feeling he might say or do too much, or the wrong way, and he was made so careful as he shepherded the visitor along. I am Kaluktuk, ah - I am his... father, he struggled to say around the turkey he carried; equally so, it felt inaccurate to name himself as a father after so many poor conversations and denials by Kivaluk.