Raven's Watch viii Sanctified by their affliction.

Had Kigipigak been older he would know the tricks of women and be wise to them, but he was a boy still, one who loved his mother and thought he knew best because of what she'd taught him. He had slain his own father in an effort to please her and did not know the harm he had caused—nor did he understand wholly what he was committing to here with Valmua.

Kigipigak only knew what instinct told him now. As Valmua took the lead and he was given a chance to watch her move, she cast her spell deeper. The touch of her hip against his shoulder gave him pause—startled, trying to make room—and then she draws away from him and he feels longing. He does not know what he wants from her and will not, truly, for some time.

Niviaksrak. He nods. Full agreement, a dog on a long leash.