Where boundaries dissolve

“The music faded in the large hall, but Ermine’s heart filled with a happiness he longed to share. With a nod of her grey head, the mother eagle motioned to her son that it was time for Ermine to return home. As the young eagle, with Ermine on his back, dove off the mountainsiide into the icy mist, the old mother called out, When your people have learned to use the gift of song to break the silence, your brothers will be released. And then I will receive my gift in return”

(The Eagle’s Song: A Tale from the Pacific Northwest, adapted and illustrated by Kristina Rodanas)