Hoshor Plains kivva ⥈

"there is no end to giving things between a family," kukutux said softly.

something was amiss in maia. it sat between them.

and moonmother remembered the day of her fiercest cruelty, and how even this marriage could not bind past what she had said.

taboos broken were taboos punished.

a breath. "chickadee is happy. but she will need her mother for what comes next. i have done what i can, but she is yours."

her eyes shone. "help me to plan their wedding. i wish for both villages to be seen in their binding."

she felt that her gestures were not received. but this did not move kukutux, who had upon her heart in this moment a thousand things to balance.

her heart held warmth for maia.