Duskfire Glacier Ommak

While Wintersbane was unable to tend to his village, Issorartuyok had taken it upon himself to frequent their borders.

The northerner had not been a member of their group for long, but he knew better than to leave their claim unattended when they were weakened. The large male was not certain what had happened to the man called Wintersbane, only that the blue-eyed figure was unable to hold his place at the head of their village, that he had been injured. It left Issorartuyok with curiosity. As he prowled the outer reaches of the glacier, he found himself mulling over the absence.

Issorartuyok paused on the edge of the territory, his eyes scanning the distant terrain. The young girl Heda had said that she came from an allied group called Rivenwood. The northerner wondered if it would have been advantageous for them to meet, to divulge their hour of need.

The large wolf remained there, gazing out across the land, for some time.