Ouroboros Spine xlvv. before he gets there

He did not know what all the commotion was about. There was a soft call from Kukutux for the red man and someone he had not yet met, and then everyone was on the move. The women banded together and drew towards the ulaq where Kukutux lay with her daughters, only to be redirected. The men gathered also, but they kept out of the way. He followed them and milled in the open space before the ulax, oblivious to the nature of the goings-on.