Nova Peak Akiani

Some were not made for the harsh role of a leader. Others were thrust into the position and shaped into what was required. For only a moment, Issorartuyok wondered what the speckled woman would do if she was required to make decisions for those beneath her.

When the fanciful nature of such thoughts became nothing more than nonsense, the northerner returned the burning stare of his earth brown gaze to the girl.

Meerkat was knowledgeable in her scouting, it seemed. Issorartuyok listened with cupped ears as she explained the surrounding terrain with a sharp memory. The large male frowned in a thoughtful way, glancing out in the direction she had instructed. Another glacier, he thought.

You are available to lead, yes? As a master scout, you can show me the way? Issorartuyok asked pointedly.