Whitefish River And there ain’t nothing wrong with feeling strong

Evergreen really had taken quite the journey if he was out here alone. It was easily a few days from Easthollow and that's with direction and destination in mind. Maybe he wouldn't have come back if he had gone any further--

Ira had to shake the thoughts from her mind, he said it himself. There was no way he could leave without a formal goodbye. Her mind wandered now to Thistle. Have you ever thought...about burying her here? Truthfully that might have to wait. There was no way she was only bones by now and dragging the carcass of a loved one that far...did not seem pleasant. Not to mention the wounds it would rip open if the bear saw her again. In the future that is...

It was a sensitive topic, she knew that, but perhaps having her put to rest somewhere close would make this more like home to him. And if the bear believed in spirits, maybe even give him comfort that she too made it to the home he's built.