Moonspear hush

please let @Maggak, @Elentari, @Towhee, and @Kukutux post this first round. <3

The first wave of pain rippled through the woman, and Sialuk cried out. Run, she ordered Phox, as he happened to be the first wolf she encountered. Tell the women to come to my ulaq, and Kukutux from Moonglow, Samani from Moontide. He could split up the message however she wished, but she wanted her mother and sisters here, now.

The second wave of pain as she climbed the well-worn path to her ulaq, causing her to pause and call out again, eyes tight, voice harsh against the lilting summer breeze through the pine trees. Anang, she croaked, willing the strength of her mother's spirit to her. She panted madly, regaining her mobility as she continued the upward odyssey.

The third wave of pain hit Sialuk mere steps from the ulaq, her eyesight blurring as she hunched over, cursing each man who had done this to her. Her breath came in rapid, desperate gasps, each one more urgent than the one preceding it. Now, she called upon the spirits of her ancestors to get her to the ulaq.

The fourth wave of pain coursed its way into her veins as her paws reached the doe pelt, a sense of relief that she would not have her children away from where they were meant to be. Outside, Sixsix circled wildly, croaking and cawing relentlessly, lulling Sialuk into a painful stupor where the bird pecked out her organs again and again.

The fifth wave of pain lasted for eternity, again and again her muscles tightening, pushing, forcing her into an anguished fever she had never thought possible. The skull of the goat taunted her. The pelt of the doe felt like fire on her skin. The feather of the pheasant dangled into her vision like a spirit turned demon. The bones came alive, clattering in her skull.

She saw braataa, taataa. But braataa's face was warped into something it was not, the smile twisting until his face became something hideous.

Sialuk screamed.

A babe came into the world.