Ouroboros Spine kakisak ⊅

"then i will speak of these words for you. not as your only mother but as one who has known your face for a long while."

a pause.

"you see that many things are brought for a woman who will marry, ajei. but the wealth of moonglow and moontide, these are also yours to have. so i make the asking that you tell to me what you want, in your mind. in your heart. ask. i know arrluk will hunt it for you."

there were other items, of course; she would speak of these to her son, but ajei must have what she wished.