Moonsong Glacier cowboy like me

Ariadne would not be turned off of the idea, which was to the delight of Kaluktuk. Then I will make sure to teach you.

She spoke then of making them stronger together, so that they could be role models, and something within Kaluktuk shrank. He could not help but think of how he had failed Akkuma first, and then Kivaluk, and lost Sakhmet. He had thought himself in love; he had thought he was a good father while it had lasted, and that his sons would become like him — yet, that did not come to pass.

They will learn from their mother, and from those of the village. He did not deny what she said, because he agreed; but he did not consider himself good enough to fill that role yet. At least there would be many others from which they could learn.