Moonsong Glacier Fending for His Life and Fleeing From His Past

The longer he looked at the man, the more torn he felt. As Sulukinak had in her meeting with Nephele, Dutch found himself feeling prickly over competition arriving on his doorstep. Beneath the mess, Hototo was a good-looking man in his prime. But it was the mess that tugged at his heartstrings; he couldn't stand to send someone away looking so ragged and worn —

"We have all been hungry in our lives," he said, almost to himself. And then, to Hototo: "I am inclined to feed those that need feeding. Yet I must ask first — what is it you run from? That you could not stop to hunt?"

He took a step closer, his nose twitching in his investigation. There was kindness in his features, but his lanternlit gaze burned as he searched Hototo's eyes.

"Are you a danger to us, Hototo?"