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Not at first. Kigipigak admitted, then sighed as he thought of those early days, the hope they shared, the love that had all but overwhelmed them as Asivaq hunted for the best place for the family.

She was happy to be away initially. We went far north until we found a camp of my own people. They taught her better than I could what it means to be Tartok and she was hungry for it. And when we returned, she chose where we built the village. Kigipigak saw nothing wrong with giving over control to a powerful woman, whose willpower and strength could stand without him. It took some time before it all changed.

But, yes. I think the loss of our boy... It made Ariadne miss her mother and her sisters. Perhaps it is a female thing. He gave a dismissive shrug as he thought about it aloud before Dutch.

I worry though. Here he pauses, because it makes him feel weak to admit any faults, especially to a man such as this. Kigipigak becomes a touch more evasive.