Ouroboros Spine Moon son

"his name is kannoyak. he is friend to us, known to all villages, and now he has come to live here. he is close to the sunshine people and holds respect for them. he might interest her eye. but he is not a sunshine man. and any path forward must also be what you want, rodyn. my desires do not matter here."

she would not force it, even if she fully felt that ariadne's willful impetuousness could be tempered by rodyn's level head. he still grieved, and her daughter might also, when the weight of this choice became fully known. they both were in need of a longer courtship and more time.

rodyn could not be rushed. and she would dissuade ariadne from rushing.

she laid only a seed of thought that might one day grow green with promise.

"no trade. this is to add to your goods when you go. two of these precious things here, and then the other gifts i have said. i want you to be a rich man when you trade, for you represent all of our moon villages. now, who will you take with you? perhaps the man kyrell from moonglow might walk with you, perhaps kannoyak himself."