Moonspear ^_________^

Tiuttuk was resilient, and Sialuk was reminded of a younger version of herself. She had always been close with her own mother, and she had hoped the same for all of her children. Maggak and Acrux surely departed by choice, though their reasons Sialuk would never truly know unless they returned to tell. She speculated that the thought of being sent to different villages had made them depart somewhere else together, but that was merely a guess. If only they had stayed, had spoken to her, they would have realized they'd had a say in the matter. It still hurt to think they had not felt able to talk to her.

I love you, too, little bird.

Kaujimaq was beginning to stir in the other corner when Pie asked if she should sing, and Sialuk nodded, letting herself stay in that half-asleep, half-awake state while her daughter sang her a sweet song.

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