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"i have nine. seven live. two are buried on moonspear," chakliux said evenly, for he did not wish that towhee share condolences. he had not forgotten them, not in all these years. they were of he and of nasamik. nothing drove them from his mind.
a wry smile overtook him. "seven other children may also bear my blood. i am a wanted man," the seal hunter quipped. "and i know their names. among my people, it is the father who teaches the lineage to his children. but we are only fathers as long as we are chosen as fathers. "
chakliux did not know why he rambled; he was quiet now with a gentle look.