3/12/2026, 11:59 PM
He thought himself fairly straight-forward and the explanation plain, but the woman did not know of seals or the traditions around them, and why should she? She was a creature of the highlands at the very least. Taller things, the towering mountains, were far from the ocean and the ice—Raiyuk was not bothered by the question, and was preparing to answer when she motioned to the stone.
He moved to fetch it for her, to display it with care a little bit closer, all the while saying:
The stone was not much to look at for Raiyuk, who only collected it because of how odd it appeared. He thought it could be a piece of something petrified. It was a trinket to him, and held only a casual sort of value.
He moved to fetch it for her, to display it with care a little bit closer, all the while saying:
We are a people of cold places, where there is ocean tide and ice, commonly. We are taught from boyhood to swim well, dive far, and chase the seals that live beneath the ice.
The stone was not much to look at for Raiyuk, who only collected it because of how odd it appeared. He thought it could be a piece of something petrified. It was a trinket to him, and held only a casual sort of value.
I would give you the stone if I knew who the gift was for,he answered her, seeking information since he was a peddler of more than mere objects.
I have not been to the mountains before, I know very little about them.