Ocean's Breath Plateau kavrak ∷

it was ominous to chakliux, who was again caught between rightness and the barter.
the sunshine people were not violent; they did not make raids upon their neighbors or cousins, setting themselves instead to creating kinship ties in all villages.
but there was no loyalty here, not to her. not to ariadne.
what she offered was too great.
the seal hunter pushed his tongue against a fang in contemplation. "say you will give my son his manhood scars. and my wife marina, if she wishes to wear them."
there was much power in this, much to give raiyuk a force that would carry him to all of his hunting. chakliux would not let this go.