Ocean's Breath Plateau red shell

he cradled puffin a bit, kissing the side of her tiny ear, then glanced back to dutch and brushed their faces together in a lingering touch. "one day you will come with me. these boys must have their scars," chakliux murmured, allowing himself the pretty dream of fathers and sons on the sea ice, filling the meltwater with seal blood.
simbelmyne! "she is beautiful, and kind. and thoughtful. she wants to know all there is. i knew you would be the one she found most interesting, mikiak." he grinned. "maybe the moon woman did not know i too would be matchmaker! perhaps sialuk taught me to be a seer."
in many ways had the sunshine wolves defined his life.
chakliux smiled deeply, his face alight. "i enjoy it when you are happy, dutch." when he was light; when he grinned; when he looked at the little ones with such deep adoration. he was family. he was more.