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Sakhmet had been busy. Between her visits to Moonglow she must have been run ragged by the number of new bodies upon the plateau; especially so with the addition of children. Kigipigak could smell them keenly upon his arrival.

There was some sorrow to the girl as she recounted her lost friend. Kigipigak could not help but feel pleased upon hearing this, a sentiment he held close. He did not know the other man and was not interested in competing for the girl's attention. He could offer a shoulder to cry on if the need arose, but with the way Sakhmet cut through her explanation with haste, it seemed less likely.

He wondered if any of the newcomers would be there to welcome him home. To know that Sakhmet's parents had found their way here brought to Kigipigak a mixed opinion; knowing that the girl had been so lost and so sad because of their abandonment, and knowing that he would need to make a good impression regardless, warred within him. Kigipigak would not know how to handle their presence until he faced them.