Duskfire Glacier Tungortok

The northerner watched as her face turned, thoughtful with pursed lips. When the young scout spoke again, it was to suggest that they stop at Moonglow on their way to her mother’s village. While the large male did not want to hurry their time visiting the moonwoman and her people, he thought it was perfectly reasonable for the glacier scout to suggest a more reliable course.

Meerkat stated that she wished to leave in a week or so. Issorartuyok nodded his head solemnly in response to this. Yes, a week will be plenty of time to prepare for our journey. The very idea of trekking across unknown wilderness in search of these villages was grounding for the northern wolf. He was pleased to feel a familiar thrum of longing, a need to explore. There was a great deal of pleasure knowing that he would finally have the young, speckled scout at his side.

We must inform the village leader here, yes? Tell him that we will not guard the glacier while we journey, Issorartuyok stated thoughtfully. His brown eyes lifted from Meerkat and searched the glacial terrain around them. In that moment, he realized that he had not seen the man called Wintersbane since his acceptance into the village. Issorartuyok wondered if this was a bad omen.