Ouroboros Spine putulapâk ≬

It was as she'd feared: he'd been on the mountainside when the meteor struck. Meerkat's brow furrowed. She wanted to offer her condolences, yet Kukutux's earlier words stayed her tongue. "Perhaps when my husband comes back..." She reminded herself that there was still hope. That was the entire purpose of the search parties. It was only then that Meerkat realized how little hope she personally held.

She managed the smallest of smiles at the woman's open invitation. "Thank you." When questioned about the name of this valley and its surrounding stone walls, she hummed thoughtfully. "I think I heard someone call this place Ouroboros Pines. But I don't know what an ouroboros is, do you? Oh... that reminds me. What is an iksrik—that word you called me earlier?"