Ouroboros Spine atvaktaktuk

The boy lingered instead of going and laying with his sisters. Kigipigak gave him a look - and saw reflected in those blue-green eyes another pale figure. He turned and saw Kukutux there, with a bundle offered. He quickly dismissed the boy, who ducked away finally to do as instructed.

The woman had brought toys as a peace offering. Kigipigak thought of all the toys they'd left in the Sweep that he had gathered, which would either go forgotten or be picked up by Reyna's people. His jaw set as he looked at these things...

But, he knew for Asivaq's sake he would have to try harder.

Thank you. I'm sure they'll be thrilled with them. He could have taken them in that moment, but didn't move. The tension between them could not have been one-sided; there was a chill there, one which he had felt upon their arrival and then again at the honoring of his son.

It was a nice ceremony. He offered back.