Ouroboros Spine Driving through the red lights

The man's words struck a bitter chord within Mojag. He saw the look that crossed his face as he glanced there, and looked away, knowing his own expression was only going to darken. He could not look at his father; too many feelings which had been seeded in his infancy now had grown to nettles, stinging.

He stood and turned to leave. Mojag could only think, Yes, of course, things aren't going your way so you run away again! And this of course shocked him, as Mojag did not usually hold such strong and vitriolic reactions against people, least of all his father. He was surprised by himself; but the surprise swept through him so thoroughly that he could do little else but hold his tongue and watch as Inutsuk stalked off.

The boy huffed to himself, kicking at the gravel. He looked to the ulax and then with a heavy soul, turned away from them too and went back the way he had come, to resume his hunting or to find a patrol route that would take him far.