Qeya River dawn country

her uncle spoke of many things. there was much to explain, much to translate and make palatable to those ears who did not know their language.

first, an introduction. a name, a role; she relayed this as best she could.

then, the hunter's plan. —he says to kill them in the mountains. to make use of every part. in spring, we go again. hunt together, learn together. be a village. here it was sun eater's grin, which beget his rules, and these were things sulukinak was careful to repeat.

the law of marriage within the clan. shelters for the mothers. to be birthing alongside the caribou; to be learning the language of the lanzadoii, which sulukinak found to be appropriate and useful, as so few spoke it and to learn would be an act of unifying the clan beneath sun eater.

the giving of trust.

then, and last, the story of ghelan; not in such detail as to turn the people away from what he aimed for, but enough to explain parts of himself. sulukinak was careful in this telling too, in this translation. she did not like to hear the words spoken by sun eater — knowing he would not let the boy go, and would now involve others; but she did her duty, and she explained what he wanted.

sheep killer and gray man, who she only vaguely knew of, although sulukinak could by now recognize one of the two, when able, he desires that you go there to the seaside place and find the boy, and to bring him home to us here.

eventually there is a lull in sun eater's words and sulukinak looks out across those gathered, and then to her uncle, waiting for more to say. but he opens the floor now for the clan to speak, and sulukinak prepares to be the voice between again.