Ouroboros Spine in a battle, that's all you get

It was abundantly clear that they knew one another better than Sialuk knew Wintersbane. This settled her a great deal, and she found her heartbeat more calm than it had been since Raimo arrived. She settled alongside anaa, feeling the warmth of her mother's shoulder against her own. She let them speak freely, though she was glad to be here for the conversation. Mother and daughter together were stronger than either of them on their own, even if one of them was young and the other was injured.

Wintersbane repeated that he settled on Duskfire, and Sialuk awaited anaa's reaction, which she suspected would be similar to her own. It would be better for them if he stayed here, but they could offer him little in return. If anaa had been able to walk a great distance, perhaps they could have joined Wintersbane and his recruits, but Sialuk knew this was not possible for months at least.