Ouroboros Spine baby you're a haunted house

tautukpik promised, his teeth swordlike.

akmaaksi watched him; she felt his fury vibrating in her own heart, and thought of what grandmother had told her about kvarsheim.

about going there.

she did not want to leave moonglow, but what was here?

now the winterstorm was back, and their village felt smaller. less protected.

words formed; words;

words. but akmaaksi did not try to say them aloud.

only a paw lifted, pointing out. out. 

her eyes held his own. 

there was a boy in kvarsheim. enough of the girl was sunshine not to question what was intended of her, but the part of akmaaksi which was tartok saw only a freedom to seize.

but would tautukpik understand?