Ocean's Breath Plateau sisterblood

the gull was soon placed before phox, and chakliux moved to turn, to block any wind with his broad shoulders. inside the lodge he thought he heard the voices of his wives, and longed for their warmth as a man who had not long been without it.
"i am glad to know you are staying. moontide is strong. but rodyn is often very busy. i wish to share more work with him, so he may rest."
he did not know the leader's plans for spring; he had not asked. it was not his to know.
he often thought of samani, her mind bringing a pang to the back of his thoughts in shorter moments.
"have you seen all of the village here? have you traveled to the others?" chakliux asked, investing his attention now fully in phox as he tried not to listen to what tullik and marina were saying through the strong walls of the lodge.