Ouroboros Spine Aŋunsiñik

tags just for ref!

@Vairë's head was pillowed now upon moss and thin-haired caribou skin as she lay in the trilling heat outside the ulaq, the sun's slanting rays broken by the oak-leaves spreading out over the shelter.

in trailings of autumn red and rich earth they fell, each performing a slow descent to a verdant ground.

in this time between summer's-heat and the first changings of fall she had asked @Nantahala to hunt for her mother, a tender bird that might tempt moonwoman's appetite.

she herself took to the borders in their shimmering waves.

a voice, a man's voice, and when she turned, it took only a moment of study to know who returned.

a smile touched her mouth, for he walked with the careful yet knowing stride of those who ate the miles away in a single hour. @Ipiktok would be pleased to know that salaksartok had come back, as would @Nasamiituuq upon her journey of healing offered to those around them.

his grandmother smiled brightly. "monster boy," she said, flashing her worn teeth in a grin. "the caribou have let you go?"