Greatwater Lake When I feel the snakebite enter my veins

oh, kivaluk replies, letting the golden boy's words sink in. he wonders what could have inspired such a long trip from home though he is willing enough to chalk it up to looking for his sister. it made kivaluk wish, almost, he could say the same. that he would cross countless unknown territories for akkuma. but the harsh truth was: he wouldn't. he didn't. their relationship had cracked and fissured long before kivaluk had even realized it happened, let alone that it was happening.

uh, kivaluk hesitates. no. we're not, he offers in moonglow's defense. not entirely, at least. we are a pack. we all contribute. and we chase trespassers off because you can't let strangers just come and go and raid your caches as they please. kivaluk explains, perplexed as to why anyone would think that was ok ...but then again his upbringing from the golden boy's — from what little kivaluk knew, of course — appears to be vastly different.