Permafrost Hollows she names conquerors, and the servile regimes they birthed

At first, she didn't reply to the stranger, her only concern making sure Curri came away from from the male. She felt some relief when he backed away, but did not feel capable of saying anything else until the girl came to stand next to her. Taki released a sigh of relief and touched her nose to her niece's shoulder. "You shouldn't be talking to strangers or wandering so far from the borders without an adult," she explained, her tone losing its harshness now that she wasn't fearing for the girl's life. 

She glanced back at the male, distrust in her gaze. Forgive me if I don't take you at your word, she said coolly. She knew nothing about this wolf, and she wasn't in the business of trusting, well most really, but especially strangers. Still, he could have hurt Curri if he wanted, and she quite possibly wouldn't have made it in time to do anything about it. The thought turned her blood cold and made anger bubble up in her chest once more. What are you doing here, anyway? You're awfully close to claimed land, the malguk asked, glaring at the stranger suspiciously. Ill intentions or not, she was never happy to find loners wandering the territories surrounding the glacier.