Emberwood jedanaest

she learned more of the caribou this way, she thought. she had to truly focus on what they did and when to gesture to them for her words. this way the message would be plenty clear between her tongue-in-training and what was occurring out there.

tsaay qa nełt’aał.

the one who leads.

and those words are not caribou exclusive? you might say this to a leader, too? brief humor in her voice before she fell silent. thoughtful, consdering.

she watched as the caribou became locked with one another now. half-tempted to take advantage and yet also wishing for them to exhaust one another first.