Ouroboros Spine piviuttaktuk ⤩

kukutux came back to the ulaq long after darkness painted the skies over moonglow village.

she slipped into the furs, beside @Aiolos; she slid an arm over his chest and sighed against the crimson warmth of his shoulder. "my husband. my sun man. we must speak of what is to come."

beautiful man, wonderful man. she had not yet told him of what she believed to be Sedna's vengeance.

"callyope is gone away. solharr says she had life within. now he wishes to move forneskja." more loss. "yuralria will not return home. will not be moonwoman. ipiktok is filled with the anger of a young man. sialuk has left moonspear, and tiuttuk stays there, almost alone."

"arrluk and ajei will marry. i will ask her to be moonwoman." such a mean thing, this pain! the girl was daughter to her, would be bonded to their son. but she was shikoba's child, and kukutux did not want to cover this with her own name.

"but — sun man. i am tired. these years, i should have only been grandmother. but vaire — i do not see that she will become well."

tired. yes. she shut her eyes.

"and, aiolos, aiolos, i must tell you of agana."