Moonspear kunnajak ⋠

there was much to say, and much that could not be translated from the language of the heart. "you are young and very beautiful," the gamma chose to say directly. "you will find your way. let this only be one of many."

it was not something she wished to say to sialuk, for her thought of hearth and clan must extend to protect any daughters. but there were many differences here. kukutux did not war as men did; there were closer things to be fought when it came to matters of the spirit. "on my island, a woman always made final choice. she was never traded or made to do something she did not want to do."