Ouroboros Spine adakite

he had caught a rat (if by 'caught' one meant, 'singled out within an ulaq', and if by 'rat' one meant, 'indescribable creature his young eyes had not yet seen before'). it was at least the length of his torso—not including the tail. did it even have a tail? he hadn't seen one. maybe it had been lost? didn't matter. it was huge.

the boy paced outside of an ulaq in wait for it. he was not quiet with his steps like other hunters; why bother? this ulaq was not owned as far as tautukpik knew, and commonly they held one entrance, which he now stood astride of. when he grew impatient, he bayed, and the sound hit the back of the ulaq and was silenced.

where was @Akmaaksi? he should seek her out; they could kill the thing together, and carry it through the village. it would be proof that the two orphans could fend for themselves, together. tautukpik looked down the path and quickly up the other way, but saw no sign of his sister. he did not look for too long or too hard, in case the rat* ^{*not a rat} escaped.