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Time spent alone was not long in duration, as he was soon joined by another. The greeting alone told him it was one of the three sisters even before lifting his head to look her way, their language unusual—but perhaps the same could be said about his own mother tongue, by those unfamiliar with it. “Salutitsinik,” he said in return whilst stepping back from the water’s edge, a smile pulling at the corners of his lips. “Did you come for a drink?” He wasn’t sure who the creator of the hole in the ice was and wondered, for a moment, if it could have been Ying. Was he imposing?

Aningan offered her more space, not wanting to block her access, should that be her reasoning for being there. At the same time, he asked, “What is that word you said?” He was curious, having heard it on two separate occasions now. What did it mean?