Dragoncrest Cliffs intervention

Sialuk studied the bone for a beat longer, then looked to Sobeille. When you see it with the points up, do you think this means yes or no? she asked. This was the girl's tool, and it was hers to learn and decode. Sialuk could certainly offer advice, but nobody had guided the village head to her conclusions. She did, however, remember the questions that had been asked. "What does this bone mean?" or "How does this bone here relate to that one there?" Learning to read the bones had always been an exercise in creative thinking.

Or perhaps it could mean east or west, she pondered, running her three-toed foot along the length of the bone. She supposed the two answers could be anything, depending on the question. Gently, Sialuk pushed the bone back toward the girl.

Ask it a question your heart wishes to know, and I think you will find the answers shown to you. With her own throwing bones, they had not always been clear, but they had never not been helpful.