Ouroboros Spine You won't know your worth now, son, until you take a hit

she forgot nuak in the cacophony of vomiting; she lowered her face to the coolness of the earth, eyes screwed shut as sickness came in another twisting wave.

kukutux dragged herself weakly into the waterway and lay half in, half out of the lapping lake. some curse upon her, and presently she set her eyes upon the large boy with a look that wanted to be stern but was only hurt.

"you took what you stole to her," the duck whispered, though there was no intensity there;

only fear, and frustrated affection still for the boy.