Silverlight Terrace taunani

As they travelled, he kept his gaze upon the spine of mountains in the distance, dark eyes unwavering in their focus. There was their destination, there was where familiarity would return to him memories of his childhood; the mountain his mother had laid claim to so long ago. He longed to tread once again where she and his father had years before — to retake their home.

However, they had a task they needed to see through first. They had collected one, only to then turn the wayward Anneriwok to the wilderness, to a branch that would appraise her talents. If others would respond to the call remained to be seen, but for now, Anuniaq was content with silently following Ikkalrok, lending his voice to the summons whenever she did so.

Their chorus echoed throughout the valley before fading into the quiet, summer night, and the boy wandered forwards a few steps, alert. Their call was met with silence, though it had caught the attention of a nearby youth. Anuniaq tested the air, snorting as he breathed in the scent, before swinging his large head to see his company dive towards where he assumed the perpetuator lay. As if on cue, the male quickly followed after her, rounding the area she was focused on in an attempt to block the unfortunate cub from retreating the way he had come.