human
Come, Nam-Bok, arise! he commanded.
gpt
It be time.
human
Another feast? Nam-Bok cried.
gpt
Nay, I am not hungry. Go on with the eating and let me sleep.
human
Time to be gone!
gpt
Thou wast bidarka-mate with me when we were boys, he said.
human
Together we first chased the seal and drew the salmon from the traps. And thou didst drag me back to life, Nam-Bok, when the sea closed over me and I was sucked down to the black rocks. Together we hungered and bore the chill of the frost, and together we crawled beneath the one fur and lay close to each other. And because of these things, and the kindness in which I stood to thee, it grieves me sore that thou shouldst return such a remarkable liar. We cannot understand, and our heads be dizzy with the things thou hast spoken. It is not good, and there has been much talk in the council. Wherefore we send thee away, that our heads may remain clear and strong and be not troubled by the unaccountable things.
gpt
These things thou speakest of be shadows, Koogah took up the strain.
human
From the shadow-world thou hast brought them, and to the shadow-world thou must return them. Thy bidarka be ready, and the tribespeople wait. They may not sleep until thou art gone.
gpt
If thou art Nam-Bok, Opee-Kwan was saying,