Moonspear on the front line, get ready for war

Nobody had asked her that before, and the corners of Sialuk's mouth turned upward at the question. Pauk is 'soot,' like when a tree burns from lightening, Tiuttuk is 'chirping bird,' and Kaujimaq is, ahhh... 'knowing all of it.' she replied. Again, Sialuk smoothed the shell with her three-toed paw, wondering what life this strange creature had lived in a world she could never know.

Sobeille had found more than the single antler to decipher, and the Ostrega listened keenly as the young girl shared her troubles. Oh, how she wished she'd had her own tutor when learning the bones! But she was happy to have this opportunity with the young seawoman, to pass on her learnings to another eager spirit.

Have you asked more questions of them? Sialuk asked.