It was Chakliux who took the lead in investigating the sea creature. Kukik stared awestruck, having never seen a whale before. Walrus were among the largest sea creatures he knew, it did not cross the boy's mind that there would be larger. With some trepidation, Kukik trailed after the seal hunter, his shoulder in line with the man's hip.

The list of seaside offerings the hunters could present to others fell away. Wildfire eyes surveyed the mottled gray and white skin of the whale, his jaw slack. The sound of a rather disgruntled bird and the spill of blood pulled Kukik's gaze back to Chakliux. Crimson coated the man's face, whale skin pulled taut to reveal blubber beneath. Boldy, Kukik crept beside Chakliux, his own muzzle darting beneath the seal hunter's to taste the deceased creature's most valuable resource. Teasing a small piece away with his incisors, Kukik slowly let the blubber coat his tongue. A delighted smile pulling at his lips as he savored the newest delicacy the seal hunter had showed him.

What animal is this? Kukik inquired after swallowing the morsel. The boy's gaze snapped to the discontented shrieks of the birds they had bullied away. No pity could be found in the boy for the seabirds; there was plenty of the animal to go around. With a brief interlude to snap his teeth at the boldest of the birds, Kukik wormed his way back to the opening Chakliux had expanded upon. The portions of blubber the boy took grew with his greed for the rare delicacy.