Ouroboros Spine tusaaruuk ⟭

This was no news to Sialuk, but she listened with just as much rapt attention as she always had. Anaa had always been in her circle. Since the day she was born, Sialuk had formed a close friendship with her mother that extended beyond simple bloodlines. They were inseparable, even when the world had fallen down around them.

Shikoba, the newest of the women, was the only one to speak. Perhaps she wished to affirm herself among them, which was clever of her. In this way, she gave her name and put the others at ease, showing no signs of contempt for the way things were done in their village.