the homecoming of moontide was bittersweet.
@Raiyuk and @Matteo had both taken injuries; over any protests had chakliux insisted the both of them rest at once, reminding the former that his manhood ceremony waited and he could not not be unmended in any way when he went to hunt the seals.
but his lodge was warm and good with the scents of food and the voices of his wives; he had called out to them, carrying their share of the bison; he had called out for @Tullik and @Marina, offering a kiss to each face, a murmured word for each ear alone, ribald and secret; of how much they had been adored, and missed.
he himself could not rest for long; he was seeking @Heph and @Rodyn, bringing the woman whatever she needed and offering them both a long examination of the skin-strip he had taken from the monster. "dutch was injured on our hunt," the seal hunter explained, for he had not forgotten. "i will bring him to you when he is ready."
his time then was spent hunting, though that night he went to the death ulaq of samani to leave an offering of fat and blood, a taste of the plains for her spirit far beyond.
@Raiyuk and @Matteo had both taken injuries; over any protests had chakliux insisted the both of them rest at once, reminding the former that his manhood ceremony waited and he could not not be unmended in any way when he went to hunt the seals.
but his lodge was warm and good with the scents of food and the voices of his wives; he had called out to them, carrying their share of the bison; he had called out for @Tullik and @Marina, offering a kiss to each face, a murmured word for each ear alone, ribald and secret; of how much they had been adored, and missed.
he himself could not rest for long; he was seeking @Heph and @Rodyn, bringing the woman whatever she needed and offering them both a long examination of the skin-strip he had taken from the monster. "dutch was injured on our hunt," the seal hunter explained, for he had not forgotten. "i will bring him to you when he is ready."
his time then was spent hunting, though that night he went to the death ulaq of samani to leave an offering of fat and blood, a taste of the plains for her spirit far beyond.
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