The Heartwood Omak

Kannoyak did not read into the words she offered. He was a simple man and so he took her words in such a way that did not suggest anything more. It would have been wrong to assume otherwise, he might have said. The cotton grass man had an honorable nature and a good heart.

The moongirl may see this man whenever she wishes, he promised with a bow of his head, ears flattening to his skull.

When did you wed the Tartok man? He is strong-willed like his village? Kannoyak tilted his head in query. Husbands like that were sought after. They were providers and protectors. They could keep their family safe with the strength of their bodies.