Big Salmon Lake qisik »

tag for ref! <3 aw ofc as usual

some evil spirit had come in the days past and sickened kukutux. she found herself rising several times at night from @Jarilo's side, only to find sickness in her gorge, and very little food was able to settle upon her churning stomach. only the fatted flesh of the beaver quelled the illness; otherwise, kukutux kept confined to her small clearing, weakly performing the tasks she knew must be completed.  

today marked the lessening of her swallowed wickedness; the little duck rose gratefully, happy to leave the protection of moonspear behind for a brief time. beneath her paws, rock thinned to grass and then to mossy stone; she crouched beside the sunlit surface of the lake seen from the peak and lapped at its coolness. blinking in exhaustion, kukutux settled herself upon the bank, turning her fatigued gaze upon the water.