Moonsong Glacier akiaguk ¤ {m}

Ariadne shook her head. It is more that enough, she reassured him. It tells me things that I did not know—how she worked with the women on furs and had a sense of community. She was loved. She looked up to him, smiling now. Knowing that heals my heart a little.

Thank you, she said after a beat, her voice growing tried and labored due to the hike. I appreciate your words, and gently, if allowed, she pressed her face against his shoulder.