Herbalists' Cache Uqqurmiut

to sulukinak's surprise, the boy did not balk at the distance. she was lucky then; lucky to have found someone without any ties - lucky even that his ma was dead, leaving him unmoored and easily swayed. her spirits brightened somewhat.

when he asked for a name she was tempted to say nothing; instead, she murmured, siñiktigauraq — and flashed a glance at him then, expectant, waiting for his own name. there was no doubt in her mind that cen would be pleased by her discovery and she was more focused on that rather than truth-telling.

rest here now, or go? she would leave this up to the boy.