Ouroboros Spine I'll watch the night turn light blue

To what may have been the surprise of many, Nutuyikruk slept all night when the crying and the shaking became too much. For half of it, she would spend with Tautukpik and Akmaaksi. For the rest of it, and then some, she spent pacing, and then waiting at the mouth of her aunties ulaq. Staring, silent, even though she had fought very hard to stay awake. When her legs started to sway, and the weight of the sky pressed down on her eyelids, there came a point that she was back against the wall and sound asleep. Sound asleep.

A blunt force hit her ribs, and the babys head sprung up. Dizzy, tired, and puffy eyelids while she stared forth at one of aunties children. Nantahala's sister. A more permanent frown on her groggy face, and squinted eyes, her worst fear now was waking the others. Nutuyik was quiet when she responded, broken. "Yes?"