Barrow Fields uujaujaq ⋇

kukutux wanted to see no one; for a quick, violent moment, the woman considered stepping into the icewater and letting herself drift beneath the surface, far and far and far, until sedna came to embrace her.

the sound of a young voice stole her thought. she half-turned, jadegreen eyes setting curiously upon a tall boy who had suddenly appeared between the snows. "hello," kukutux answered, scarcely understanding how she had said anything with the heaviness of her tongue.