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her lips thinned and she ducked her head in shame. norah was correct, and kukutux could not defend her strength against the words. there was none that she had. "i thank you," she murmured, shifting back against the edge of the ulaq.

at least sialuk would not be alone. norah was older and had the advantage of knowing this terrain, she suspected, for the former moonspear wolf had traveled. a nod of her head. she wanted to ask if the other would stay, but could not compromise what remained of her dignity. like the others, norah would speak that soon enough.