Sequoia Coast oil teeth

The call of his father's voice echoed in his ears, while he felt the pounding of his heart and the rush of blood in his veins. Raiyuk raised his head to hoot and holler with the man! He pounded the ice with his feet, and laughed, and went to Chakliux to dance with him as a man might; shoulder to shoulder, rough and tumble.

Breath plumed from him like dragon-smoke. He got seal blood upon Chakliux' furs. Together they hollered and moved around the dead seal pup and pounded at the ice, which echoed faintly in to the sea like a drum, until out of breath entirely!

The kill was done; the hardest part was over, and now Raiyuk would travel home to be given his scars. He thought of how hollow the sea had felt when he had first entered it, and the deep sound of the seals as they called to their young. He thought of the way the pup had tried to test him and play with him, and how very much like wolves they were—but also like fish somehow!

The events of the day would repeat in his mind even as he slept. It was only right—this was the most important event in his life so far, and Raiyuk knew he would never forget.