Ouroboros Spine the one who devours

he asks a question, one that she is unsure of how to respond to for a moment. was there a correct answer, even? both options had their consequences, and she was not sure which one she was willing to risk more than the other. she has seen and felt what mountain lions can do, rodyn has seen the smeared blood and torn chunks.

she sighed for a moment. "it is hard to know," she admits to him, "every choice we make will have its risks. that is what makes this all so scary." and who was she to decide which one outweighed the other? moon woman and sun man surely had words for such a topic, not to mention rodyn was sivullik and had reason to be included in the meeting.

"i planned on meeting with moon woman and sun man to speak and hear their words," she would come to tell him, "but as sivullik, you should be present too." rodyn held a position of power and trust, she knew his words held value to the ears of leadership. 

"but no matter what, moonglow will protect itself. that is something that will never change." perhaps it was comforting to know that there was always one consistent part of the village. shikoba would have to shed her inner fears once again when it boiled down to it.