Ouroboros Spine nivaktaktuk

She insisted. The show of willpower also surprised Kigipigak, and he wasn't about to counter her argument. Lying to Kukutux would be wrong, but asking and being denied was worth avoiding.

He nods to her. I will return in a week, perhaps by the next full moon. I hoped to share stories with them. It would depend on how willing Ariadne was to allow it, but Kigipigak thought she could be further swayed now by her sister.

Was it wrong to use this potential connection so readily, and for his own gain? When it came to his children Kigipigak knew he would do anything.