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

merrick.

she did not know the name.

a boy who did not know his mother. a boy who did not know his father.

"ostrega is your name. it is the name of your clan. i knew to call you nuak before i knew that you wear the spirit of he who has walked on."

she drew a breath, lapsed into silence, sides quaking with the threat of more illness.