Ouroboros Spine phases

Meerkat offered her help, and in her heart, Sialuk knew she would be grateful. Because she was sister to the spear, there would be no debt owed. They were support for one another, not wolves to be bought like Raimo was. And that, of course, was Sialuk's main concern. She did not know the exact count, but many men had come to them, and that was what she feared most if they were to sing the songs of death. Sialuk's trust in them was little.

The black fur, Raimo, has been hunting, but he is only one. I make two, but I do not hunt well. We need—Sialuk searched for the right words—to gather more hunters for our village. Women of age and skill who might please the men without wives and bring children when spring comes. They needed wolves.