Ouroboros Spine kisuk-kikuyak-iik

When she came to him, Kigipigak was prepared to move over and share his space but he froze, seeing the blood upon her face. This was how she had looked when their son had died; this was how Sunshine people honored the dead. The shock of the moment faded as he remembered Shikoba's passing.

Oh, you are busy, he murmured. Perhaps when the songs were sung and over with, they could have their time together and talk. Would it be too late by then? Kigipigak would not keep Asivaq from whatever it was she intended for the night.

I—... I miss you. I thought we could spend some time together with the children asleep. Look, he motions to the clear sky where a sheen of faint green traces the horizon, The lights.