atop a ledge that overlooked the dark sanded beach, she wove a bone charm between her teeth with pieces of wolfsfur and taut sinew. around the bound of a femur she wound it tight. pulling, carving. a small pile of bone carvings grew beside her.
the bone was from a cousin. that she carried with her through the sea. a sacred thing that she would commemorate, but eventually feed back to the tides.
it would be a quiet morning. this she deemed as truth. while the clouds bloomed overhead, natałtsa continued her steady work. wondering, if only brief, when her companion would return.