Ouroboros Spine moon of my life

"i will, my sun man, when you have loved my body until i can speak freely," kukutux teased, and caught at his ruddy pelt with her teeth, seeking to show him that their words must wait for later.

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"i went to hearthwood and helped to bring reverie's daughters into new life. then i went to moontide, to speak with our sea-girl of all that has gone on. the seal hunter man, chakliux, you remember him," kukutux teased a little of aiolos, "he has settled there, with two wives. five children were born in their lodge."

she fell quiet then, rather abruptly; her paw played upon his strong forearm, slung now over the flat belly that should be only just weaning a litter. "uiga," kukutux whispered, her gaze reaching for his own in the soft darkness of their ulaq. "if sedna should send me her blessing this last time, will you dance with me at the sea?"

they shared fear between them, she knew, and kissed his shoulder in the quiet, but they must not be ruled by this, no matter how her own dread had taken its permanent place in the recesses of her heart.