Ouroboros Spine clawfeather

almost were the wolves of moonglow prepared for the wedding to come. her village was again a churn of activity, and from these groupings did kukutux detach herself to answer the call of akavir.

he had come for his daughter whose tracks led from moonglow toward another place, and while kukutux did not disallow a journey back, she was rather displeased with the girl's lack of gratitude or willingness to listen.

"akavir. it is good to see your face," kukutux murmured, her eyes taking in first the tall woman standing off, and then the moongilt figure with a missing leg. "please. come to my ulaq" she invited, nodding with pleasantry at the offering of meat. "soon my daughter callyope will marry a man of the north, solharr. he has built a village called forneskja with her, and for her. it will be a uniting of two peoples in one name."

her eyes were warm upon him. "mae has chosen to go away. i have the thought that she is close, but you see she did not have the wish to remain here for waiting."