Great Bear Wilderness [wp] upyakkaa ⟺

"i see what my daughter seeks with her eyes in you," kukutux said after a moment of formality had passed. she believed him, for he had proven his resolution many times. and moreover, he had given her the respect due her rank, always.

for a moment she grew still and straight, lowering eyes in the manner of her upbringing; the sunshine women from which she had come were demure. submissive. and while kukutux had outgrown both aspects, she was not without her memory.

for a moment, she and solharr simmered in a recollection of her own: a siqniq woman offering the soft downturn of her eyes in a way that said he was quite seen.

but the illusion was quickly dispelled. "i must go and find ipiktok," came a gentle sigh, a smile. "i have another marriage to make."