Porcupine Ridge Greenland fisheries.

heart. brains. balance. towhee's continued praise of ruenna spoke to a long time of carefully built and maintained respect. it boded well for their relationship as co-leaders, he thought. 

but ruenna and towhee had not been married. germanicus wondered now if this might contrive or affect the otherwise firm working relationship that he shared with the lady redsand.

the moonglow woman spoke now of her own unsurety. it was not something with which he was intimately familiar. women were held to different and often higher standards by those around them. 

"it is never too late to choose what you desire. even if it is not something you wishes before. we are not static creatures."