Lovely, poetic prose! I also really like the personal touches, like Buono wearing the blue feather to remember Miera, and how you tied that in at the end.
Some of the punctuation and wording was odd, though, which tended to interrupt the flow the story in distracting ways. "Kiecca ahead, looked to Thix..." "A snap rang out ahead, someone." Make sure you're using commas appropriately. I think sometimes you probably wanted an ellipsis ("...") or em-dash ("--") instead.
Still, despite the mechanical issues, the story did a good job showing the collision of two cultures, and I liked the hints of saurian culture and tradition. Well done!