Moonsong Glacier aullasik (⦦

All she could do was nod and hold the words close to her heart, knowing this wasn't something she could ignore. She would have to ask him the questions that might break her; the truth was unkind, but maybe it'd set her free in the end.

She looked up at her mother at the mention of women in her village. One has joined me—Tulugak. She is from a village up north but wishes to help stay and help village Moonsong. She is kind, and capable, and smart, and I much like her a lot. But then, that was all Ariadne had: a woman's line when she needed a circle.