Snowforest Taiga and, oh, that heart; it loves as harshly as the sun burns

For @Jhala. Other tags for visibility. Toxo's more than welcome to cameo/post as needed. Set just north of Nova Peak, before they cross over to the coast.

She’d spoken with @Wildfire that morning (but not before a kiss, this time initiated by herself) about her plans to go to the ocean again. Partly to stretch her legs and see the salty coast again and partly because she wishes to find @Kierkegaard now that he’s missing from Rosings. There’s a part of her that wants to go south and find this pack, find the information for herself, but she doesn’t—not yet—and instead searches out @Toxochelys to go with her.

The travel is mostly quiet, afraid that if she begins to speak she might spill over with words she’s meant to keep to herself, but they exchanged a little by the time they reached Nova Peak. Passing through the valley, closest to the woods, they settle to rest for a little while. The air has already begun to feel thick and salty and Thuringwethil knows it’s not much longer that she’ll see the waves again and soothe her soul for a little while.

Her guard wanders off to scout the area around them as Thuringwethil keeps a loot out in their immediate area, making sure to keep the male in her line of sight while she remains alone.