Northstar Vale Every skyline was like a kiss upon the lips

As the man stepped in to her path her pace slackened, but did not stop. She drifted closer to him - bold, as she had been with Mal - and despite being thin as a rake and worn out from her hiking, Ibis was intrigued by the presence of the man. He was formidable in her eyes; an iceberg who, upon subtle inspection, appeared to be some kind of warrior. Ibis recalled that Reiko had some guardians (her brain shot out an alternative: suitors which made her blush); although she had not met them yet. As she swept close to him she occasionally drifted too close, but never lingered long, flickering around him during a brief inspection. His pelt was layered with many scents but prominent above all others was Reiko - as suspected.

You're one of Reiko's men, Ibis drawls, still hormone-drunk and more than a little out of her element.