Ouroboros Spine attukuanniyaila

The words she used were not things he had heard before; but she mentioned spirits, which sounded more familiar, and earned a turn of his ear as his attention was caught. Then the wind blew, and the trees around the ulax shuddered. He thought he heard someone speak—not grandmother's voice, something thin and far-away, and alluring.

Tautukpik watched the trees as they danced and when the breath of wind ebbed away to stillness again, he took his own breath and looked at Kutukux.

Iggaġriq says uiga watches. But nobody had spoken! It had only been the wind. He spoke words he had not heard before; but he knew them somehow, his eyes bright and shining to his grandmother.