Ouroboros Spine it'll eat away at your knees until you are left with nothing

she is not sure who this zane kukutux speaks of, she has seen him around but has hardly even spoken a word to him. beyond that, shikoba never likes it when someone disagrees with her ideas and plans. had she known about the bad mouthing he had said about her, shikoba would have a hard time controlling her temper around the man. thankfully, she is woefully ignorant of what else was spoken between zane and kukutux. 

"what does zane want then?" surely the other man must see that letting nuak go does nothing. if it was the tupilak, her head would be ripped clean. yet this boy gets a pass, and for what? perhaps it is the ostrega spirit kukutux sees in him, perhaps even zane can see it too.

finally it seems the duck crafts out what to do, and shikoba dutifully nods at each request made by moonwoman. seek out andrastus, ask for his opinion, and move from there. when it comes to the compliment, shikoba bashfully shrinks for a moment. despite her growing pride within herself, she still has a hard time taking compliments.

"shikoba will." but before she dares to leave, shikoba looks towards the twins for a moment, eyes softening for a bit, voice even quieter than before. "how are they?"