Ouroboros Spine atvaktaktuk

She utilized the connection of their family through the marriage of her daughter, as she always did. She claimed family so easily, when Kigipigak did not share blood with her; when Kivaluk did not either, but that had only been an obstacle.

Now she claimed Kigipigak as family again, as it suited her. To force herself close to the children no doubt - a fact Kigipigak could see plainly. He took another morsel of food and ate it, feeling a strain in the quiet.

I am glad that Asivaq is home among her people. She struggled in our village. The forest she chose was good to us, but I admit it was a quiet place. That was all he would offer Kukutux; this win which might take her mind away from the sleeping babes in the ulax.