Ocean's Breath Plateau Gerudo Valley theme

his leg was no better when he woke. chakliux stared grimly at the livid red seeping along that fore-ankle, scuffed at it with his other paw, smearing dirt there, and went back into the lodge with the morning's meal. 
kukutux had given him a pouch of round soft leaves to chew for @Marina, three times daily; he dutifully had administered as many doses as his wife would allow, gently insisting on water and caribou fat to follow.
often he wished her to fall asleep in his embrace.
but this day, the seal hunter stepped wearily from the lodge, eyes narrowing toward the place where cen and red leaf had made their den. 
may oil father judge the soul of that man.
a sweeter thing came now; the voice of taggak on the briny air! chakliux whooped back in answer and ran to meet the young man, ignoring the pain in his leg.
taggak! he grabbed the other in a strong embrace, stood back to look at him, then hugged him again. "you are home! back!" the younger was strong, hale; he wore the sea upon him and within his eyes. "come! tell me everything! and," his eyes glowed. "you have three new brothers and two sisters."