Moonspear phalanx

The sentiment that Tiuttuk shared was an odd one. Glaukos blinked at her a moment, withholding any judgements he made in turn. There were many reasons to want separation from a mother, but he did not think that was what the girl meant. Perhaps the weight of ruling the mountain had been too much.

It was the pointed way the girl cautioned him that drew a crease across his brow. She spoke as if she understood the inner workings of Sialuk's mind and heart, and Glaukos doubted the details of her mother's arrangements from that time were openly shared with many.

I would live as a defender of the mountain and a hunter for your caches. I have no contracts to pull me away; nor am I looking for any. That was as much confirmation as he could garner. Is that acceptable?

It felt like a transaction all the same.