Ouroboros Spine or in the temple of absent gods

The isbjørn was quick to straighten when his audience arrived, only to duck his head a moment later as he remembered his manners.

"Ma'am," he said in reply, giving a hesitant sweep of his tail. "My name is Valiant Morningside. These gifts are from Ariadne — I wish to present them to Kukutux and Aiolos on her behalf."

He had a feeling, though, that this was one of the two he sought — and that she was the one that Vairë and Dutch had called moonwoman. This meant he had to speak to her on two accounts. First for Ariadne, but also for Dutch, who had extracted from him a promise to seek moonwoman out while he was away.