Ouroboros Spine juniperus

kiliutak had changed.

moonwoman felt her life-spirit returning. 

she climbed the stones to where the boy was kept. with her was not food, but a small round disc chipped from the antler of a stag.

it was still stained with the animal's blood. she tossed it into the darkness where she suspected their omega might lay. 

but moonwoman said nothing. she only settled herself upon the threshold, to answer if he spoke.