Ouroboros Spine winterberry

The news of Sunman and Moonwoman setting Callyope’s bride price spread throughout the village. Word was the sunshine daughter’s suitor was a rugged and handsome man and together they settled a village nearby…

A flicker of envy burned in Ipiktok’s heart – wanting to to great things as they had done. But he could not even discover his totem!

With a huff, the man foraged for whatever winterberries had not yet been claimed by the birds.

His mother was not well when he had left, and was not improved when Ipiktok had returned.

He shook out his furs, not wanting to feel so somber, and began to walk the village paths, hoping to run into another.