Duskfire Glacier pilukak

their conversation was brief, merely chatter, and soon the other was on her way. yet she was not alone for long, for shortly afterwards came another, decked in a coat pale as hers, perhaps, paler still. she watched as she approached and the other took their leave, vanishing shortly after. the woman trudged nearer, and as she did, the Iniut noticed how very similar, in some ways they appeared to be. a question gnawed at her mind, and the woman's words answered it quickly. the ghost of a smile danced at her muzzle, barely noticeable, as she replied in kind. "Tojotik Ahnah"

a moment later, she asked "KiKsek?" she had not missed the edge to the words, and though she would loathe to leave the place she had sought out again after so long, the question was phrased all the same.