Synopsis

A cloud of locusts broke the company, isolating Asirpa and Inkarmat. Asirpa turned to Inkarmat, inquiring about her father. Inkarmat replied that Asirpa’s father was Wilk, a man of Polish and Ainu heritage with eyes the color of the sea, slain by Kiroranke. Meanwhile, the men prepared the sea otter meat given to Inkarmat and Tanigaki, and found themselves stirred by its potent effects. When they rejoined the others, Kiroranke denied Inkarmat’s charge. Though suspicion thickened, the group agreed