with Samo, chakliux made his way from the singing hills to the sprawl of salt beyond the willow-woods. he regaled the other man as they traveled, as much to practice his grasp of common as to seek a sort of bonding.
sleeping, fishing, and eating away the miles, they arrived at last to the sea. chakliux let out a swift little whoop and dashed for the foaming waves, casting himself in among them and turning a wild grin on samo. come! now you! come to know the salt. to fill oneself with it, to taste, to be pressed beneath its surface -- all these things were part of the great pursuits sought by the seal hunters.