Moonspear and watered heaven with their tears

She smiled, albeit a little wanly, as she replied, Alaric is our Sovereign. You’ll want to seek him out at the first possible opportunity and introduce yourself. I’m the Regent, in case I didn’t mention that. Then there’s my sister, Tikaani. Normally, she would’ve said more about her best friend, though she quickly moved on with the list. Then Pala and her sons, Ludo and Ignace.

It went without saying: they were a small village. Normally Tiuttuk thought of them as strong, though she didn’t feel quite as certain of that today. She felt a little like all her tethers were fraying. She hoped that wasn’t true, that it was just a fleeting feeling, but in any case, she set it aside and focused on leading Elk to their destination.

This is the rendezvous site, she announced when they arrived at the mountain clearing snugly positioned between the peak to the left and most of the ulax to the right. There’s a spring that way, she said, pointing in the same general direction as the dens, and probably an ulaq or two for the taking.

Did he know that term? He’d said he was familiar with the Moon villages, not that he’d necessarily been part of one. Pie wondered though. All of the names he’d mentioned came from Moonglow.

Did you live in Moonglow? Or only visit?

It’s not marked on the map but I thought this visual might still be helpful!