Ouroboros Spine xvii. like we're lovers

Sialuk was not above eating bugs, but she did not know if these ones in particular were edible. Will the bugs make your stomach ache? she asked. Perhaps, if they were easily digestible, they could provide sustenance as well. She took note of Lote's actions, watching as the wriggling worms fell to the ground in a shower. Here, Sialuk knew they would die without their food, just as wolves would without these medicines.

Give and take was the way of their world.