Ouroboros Spine [m] ⊡ ukaksitaak ⊡

he had been fed. rested. hobbled. guarded. no abuse had come to cen during his time here, but the stone-faced sunshine wolves who had come this afternoon had grabbed the caribou man with bruising force.

sensing that this was his end, cen fought powerfully, necessitating the addition of a third body to subdue him. but he kicked a pile of pelts over and broke a drying-rack of newly caught fish in his ambitions, snarling and shouting in lanzadoii.

the legs of others were around him when he glanced up at last, and saw bloodstained faces, and his mouth ran dry as shadows slanted around the pine forest and the gigantic stone.

she spoke, and he hated her, and said nothing, only growled once until a blow to the side of his head said speak.

"it is my right!" cen shouted in defiance to those gathered, to those above him.