Iana had set out to see what she might find to help her healing endeavors. Granted most things were frozen beyond use or buried well underneath the snow.

She had spotted a few places where something nice might grow when the snow did not have such a strong hold on the land. Slowly then it dawned on her that she ought to have somewhere to place these things. A proper den. Maybe it would serve as storage and shelter. Somewhere to keep patients or...even herself. She could hide away from the heat season in a good, deep den.

So she set out to work somewhere sheltered in the forested part. Well aware that the elements of winter would work against her. It was not as though many set out to dig in the freezing conditions, but she did not have much option now it seemed.

If she was to provide the care that @Wintersbane needed, she would need a proper place. Along with anyone who might join them and find themselves injured as well.

Goodness. What a thought.

If the voice startled her, it did not show. She simply halted her work with alert ears up and a turn of her head. There was a woman she had not yet seen. Unique in every way. Wiggling hips instead of a tail, ears that did not stand, unusually proportioned.

Beautiful.

The accented words rattled in her brain as she realized she was staring and not answering. A sheepish look had swept over her face as Iana glanced back to her pitiful (so far) work.

I am...building a den. A medical den. Something private. Offered in her usually breathy, quiet voice.

Iana had not considered the caves as an option for her medical space. Primarily because...well, she figured they would have done better as a public space. A den space for the community as a whole. Yet maybe she could find somewhere secluded in the network.

Which led her to nod her head softly. Yes, come look with me. She further invited with a soft warm smile. The woman spoke in an unfamiliar fashion but it did not deter Iana. If anything it intrigued her further.

I am Iana. You said you were...Imaq? The name was likely clunky and heavy on her untrained tongue.

It all sounded foreign to Iana. Unsure what exactly an, ah, well. Whatever the other woman had pronounced. She would not feel brave enough to try the words on her own tongue.

I suppose...Iana of Duskfire Glacier. Soft, hushed songbird laughter. I...previously belonged to Halcyon Empire. She informed the other woman with a soft smile. She doubted the name would mean much here. Far from the expanse that the joint packs shared.

Gently her head swayed to gesture towards a specific path. She felt drawn to it, as if she might find the ideal den along it. Perhaps somewhere to start, at the very least.

Glacier of fire and...

Whose sleep?

She pondered the unusual names and the foreign way the woman spoke as they seemed to discover somewhere worthwhile. A hole in the cavern's walls that seemed that it might be good enough. For a start, at least. If they grew large then she might relocate but...for now? A perfect abode. So Iana nodded softly to the unique woman.

Then promptly sought to see just how big the hole was. Could it fit one or two wolves? Maybe more?

She felt steeped into a secret knowledge when the other woman spoke. Siqiqniq and Taqqiq. She knew not what they were but...her soft companion gave context clues. The light. Perhaps the darkness is the other in return.

Teach me more, sometime? A soft question. Sometime when they were not busy with another task on hand. Perhaps a patrol or sunbathing moment would be good for such.

Then a soft summons to the other. A nod as a beckon for the kind woman to see if she can fit in here with Iana. That would be the true test to if this would suffice as a medic den.

It is perfect.

She decided on easily when Imaq managed to comfortably fit within the confines of the cavern. Not to mention, for once, there seems to be a liveliness to her words instead of the sleepy lull that usually haunted her tone.

I will set up in here. Make it a proper medic den. Her tail excitedly whipped behind her, unable to contain her joy for such a discovery. She would need to do plenty of work still. Make a true cache for herbs, find soft things to line the den with, and make sure others knew of its location. She imagined @Wintersbane would be one of the first to learn, she tended to his injury after all.

Thank you.

Imaq help.

Imaq...Angakkok.

She was a...oh! A medicine woman as well. What a grand sort of thing this was. Her tail still eagerly whipped behind her lithe form.

Please, please! She chirped happily. I am always looking to learn more. Perhaps you will teach me of more than just your culture. A sheepish sort of smile as she felt a warmth in her face. Smitten with a smidge embarrassed.