Nova Peak Until I found a bruise on the other side

He didn't argue any further, but she couldn't help but wonder if he would actually hive himself a break—She was guessing probably not. If she knew him as well as she thought she did, he would just silently beat himself up over it even though she made it clear it was not something that concerned her anymore. But there was nothing she could do about that. 

I visited many places that way when my family claimed the glacier, she told him. I think I was there once or twice. She was always on the move then—filled with a relentless need to chase off any stranger that came too close to what belonged to her. It seemed so exhausting now, and it felt like a completely different life.