Duskfire Glacier and suddenly i'm someone that prays

the tension mounting beneath his pelage, lingering tight in his chest eases as she relents. he lets out the breath he hadn't even been aware he'd been holding in an exhale of relief and gratitude.

that sounds dangerous, arius observes. but i am glad you stepped up. and it was the truth; without her there to act as buffer there was no telling what a virtual stranger would do with complete control of the glacier. it makes him nervous, prickling his guard hairs along his nape.

and now without his father and mother ... the fate of the glacier seemed to hang in a precarious balance.

or so his imagination would lead him to believe; true or not.

i don't know him. i don't trust him. arius says; stubborn as a bull. at least not yet. he tacks on a bit reluctantly. i know and trust you. he would approach issorartuyok and ask for guidance, of course, but he felt better knowing that lane would teach him too. better knowing that someone who helped his father found the glacier was in his corner.